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Section 16

Moneylending agreement to be given to the borrower

of Moneylenders Act 1951

ActIn forceProvision 46 of 77
Section 16
(1)

No moneylending agreement shall be enforceable unless the agreement has been signed by all the parties to the agreement and a copy of the agreement duly stamped is delivered to the borrower by the licensee before the money is lent.

(2)

A licensee who executes a moneylending agreement which does not comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to both.