Section 30
Substitution of section 28
of Private Employment Agencies (Amendment) Act 2017
The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 28
the following section:
“Offences and penalties
Quoted provision
Section 28
Any person who—
(a)
imposes or receives personally or through another person, for his services, any amount greater than the fee as specified in the First Schedule;
(b)
knowingly deceives any job seekers, employers or non-citizen employees by giving false information;
or
Private Employment Agencies (Amendment)
(c)
contravenes any provisions of this Act or any subsidiary legislation made under this Act, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.”.