Malaysia legislation

Section 50

of OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 50

The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 67

the following section:

Quoted provision

Section 67

(2)

For the purposes of this section, “manufacturing or commercial secret” means highly sensitive information relating to—

(a)

any manufacturing process;

(b)

any product, raw material or by-product formulation;

(c)

any idea of duplication or cloning of product; or

(d)

any technical information on operating system, and that the information has been declared as manufacturing or commercial secret in writing by the occupier or owner.

(3)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.”.

New sections 67a and 67b

Section 50 — OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022