Malaysia legislation
Section 33
Section 33
Offences in respect of loans and burden of proof
(a)
obtains a loan from the Majlis under this Act by means of any false representation;
(b)
wilfully applies any loan made to him by the Majlis under this Act to any purpose other than the purpose for which the loan was made;
(c)
having obtained a loan from the Majlis under this Act, wilfully destroys any security given in relation to any such loan, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine of five thousand ringgit or to both.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsubparagraph 6(1)(b) or subparagraph 6(2) of Third Schedule shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.
(3)
In any criminal proceeding in respect of an offence under paragraph (1)(b), the onus of proving that he acted in good faith and without knowledge that he was not entitled so to apply the loan or any part thereof shall be upon the person charged.
Majlis Amanah Rakyat 23
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