Malaysia legislation

Section 38

of Sabah Renewable Energy Enactment 2024

Section 38

Offence for unauthorized modification of information in the Commission’s custody

(2)

A person who, with the intention of causing injury as defined in the

Penal Code [Act 574], does any act which he knows will cause unauthorized modification of any information, statistic or other data, whether in electronic form or otherwise, in the possession, custody or control of the Commission, commits 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 three years or to both.

(3)

For the purposes of this section —

(a)

it is immaterial that the act in question is not directed at —

(i)

any particular information, statistic or data;

(ii)

any information, statistic or data of any kind; or

(iii)

any information, statistic or data held in any particular location;

(b)

it is immaterial whether an unauthorized modification is, or is intended to be, permanent or merely temporary; and

(c)

a modification of any information, statistic or data takes place if

—

(i)

such information, statistic or data is altered or erased;

(ii)

any new information, statistic or data is introduced or added to such information, statistic or data; or

(iii)

any event occurs which impairs the ability of the

Commission to have access to such information, statistic or data, and includes any act that contributes towards causing such a modification.

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