Section 28
Leakage of examination papers
of Malaysian Examinations Council Act 1980
Any person engaged in setting, moderating, revising, vetting or printing, or in the collection, storage, distribution or custody, of any question paper or confidential instructions for an examination conducted by the Council, or in making drafts, copies or records of the question paper or confidential instructions, or engaged as a supervisor, invigilator, attendant or in any other capacity for an examination conducted by the
Council who, before or during the period of the examination for the subject to which the paper or instructions relate, knowingly or recklessly and without being lawfully authorized to do so, discloses the contents of the paper or instructions, or of any draft, copy or record of the question paper or confidential instructions, to any person, whether a candidate for that examination or not, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both.
(2)
Any person, whether a candidate for a specified examination or not, who, before or during the period of the examination for the subject to which a question paper or confidential instructions for a specified examination relate, knowingly makes use of the contents of the paper or instructions or of any draft, copy or record thereof in any manner and without being lawfully authorized to do so, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both.
(3)
Any person who, before or during the period of the examination for the subject to which a question paper or confidential instructions for an examination conducted by the
Council relate, is found in possession, custody or control of the question paper or instructions or part of the question paper or confidential instructions or of any draft, copy or record thereof without being lawfully authorized to do so, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years or to both.