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Section 76

Freight

of Land Public Transport Act 2010

ActIn forceProvision 80 of 244
Section 76
(1)

Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person may demand, collect and retain such freight in connection with a goods vehicle service in excess of such rates of freight as prescribed under this Act.

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(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 a goods vehicle service, subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.

(3)

Nothing in this section shall prevent a licensed operator of a goods vehicle service 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 of a goods vehicle service 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 any 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 five years or to both.