Malaysia legislation
Section 24
Section 24
(1)
Notwithstanding any written law to the contrary, no person shall, except with the prior written consent of the Director, destroy or authorize the destruction of any public records which are in the custody or under the control of that person.
(2)
A person intending to destroy or authorize the destruction of any public records shall -
(a)
notify the Director in the prescribed form of the intention to do so; and
(b)
in such notification, specify the nature of the public records in question.
(3)
The Director may require any public records specified in a notification under subsection (2) to be made available to him for his inspection and he may inspect such records.
(4)
The Director may, in accordance with section 25, consent to the destruction of the public records specified in the notification under subsection (2).
(5)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) and (2) or who fails to make available any public records as required by the Director under subsection (3) commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Disposal of public records