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Section 75

General penalty

of Interest Schemes Act 2016

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Section 75
(1)

A person commits an offence if he—

(a)

does any act that he is prohibited to do under this Act;

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(b)

omits to do any act that he is required or directed to do under this Act; or

(c)

otherwise contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of this Act.

(2)

A person who commits an offence under this Act shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty or punishment not exceeding the penalty or punishment expressly mentioned as the penalty or punishment for the offence, or if a penalty or punishment is not mentioned—

(a)

in the case of a person who is an individual, to a penalty not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both; or

(b)

in the case of a person other than an individual, to a penalty not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit.

(3)

For the purposes of this section, “individual” means a natural person.