Section 55A
Conveying a person to Malaysia contrary to this Act
Any person involved, directly or indirectly, in conveying to Malaysia in or on any vehicle, vessel or aircraft any person contrary to this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than ten thousand ringgit but not more than fifty thousand ringgit and to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years but not more than five years and shall also be liable to whipping of not more than six strokes.
(2)
Where the offence under subsection (1) has been committed by a body corporate, the body corporate shall be guilty of that offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than thirty thousand ringgit but not more than one hundred thousand ringgit.
(3)
Where the offence under subsection (1) has been committed by a body corporate, any person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a member of the board of directors, a manager, a secretary or a person holding an office or a position similar to that of a manager or secretary of the body corporate shall be guilty of that offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than thirty thousand ringgit but not more than one hundred thousand ringgit and to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years but not more than ten years and shall also be liable to whipping of not more than six strokes.
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(4)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), where the offence under subsection (1) has been committed by a person who has been proved to the satisfaction of the court to have acted jointly with one or more persons in the commission of the offence under subsection
(1)
, that person shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than thirty thousand ringgit but not more than one hundred thousand ringgit and to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years but not more than ten years and shall also be punished with whipping of not more than six strokes.