Section 51

A person who by any act or omission contravenes any provision of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made thereunder shall be guilty of an offence, and if no penalty is expressly provided shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding **one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine not exceeding

*NOTE—Previously “five hundred”–see paragraph 41(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health

(Amendment) Act 2022 [Act A1648].

**NOTE—Previously “ten thousand”–see paragraph 42(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health

(Amendment) Act 2022 [Act A1648].

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*two thousand ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.