Section 118
Freight
of Land Public Transport Act 2010
Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person may demand, collect and retain such freight in relation to railway services in excess
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of such rates of freight as the Minister may approve under section 84,
86, 101 or 120.
(2)
The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Director
General of Land Public Transport, exempt any person from the payment of any freight in relation to railway services, subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall prevent a licensed operator from exempting any person, other than persons exempted by the Minister under subsection (2), from paying any freight for any period, if an application for such exemption is made by the licensed operator and such application is approved by the Director General of Land Public
Transport in writing, subject to such conditions as it may deem fit.
(4)
A person who demands, collects or retains or attempts to demand, collect or retain freight in contravention of subsection (1)
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.