Malaysia legislation

Section 59

of Sabah Water Resources Enactment 1998

Section 59

Any person who, without the authorisation of the Director, wilfully destroys, damages, defaces, moves, or otherwise interferes with any notice, record or mark placed or set up for the purpose of identification or indicating any level or direction necessary for the carrying out of any of the purposes of this Enactment commits an offence and on conviction—

(a)

shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both; and

(b)

may, in addition to or in place of that penalty, be ordered to pay to the Director a sum, recoverable as a fine, not exceeding three times the cost of repairing or replacing the notice, record or mark and of making any survey rendered necessary by the act in respect of which the person is convicted.

Offences where no penalty specified.

Read in full context — Sabah Water Resources Enactment 1998 →