Malaysia legislation
Section 49
Section 49
(2)
A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any improvement or prohibition notice issued under section 48 shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding *five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding **two years or to both, and to a further fine
*NOTE—Previously “fifty thousand”–see paragraph 41(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health
(Amendment) Act 2022 [Act A1648].
**NOTE—Previously “five years”–see paragraph 41(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health
(Amendment) Act 2022 [Act A1648].
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of *two thousand ringgit for each day during which the offence continues.
Aggrieved person may appeal