Section 40
Failure to comply with order
ActIn forceProvision 40 of 52
Section 40
(1)
Any person who fails to comply with an order of the
Board made under section 33 or a decision of the Minister made under section 48 commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
(2)
In addition to the penalty provided under subsection (1), the Board shall on the conviction of a registered geologist or registered practitioner under subsection (1) immediately revoke the registration of the registered geologist or registered practitioner concerned.