Malaysia legislation
Section 22
Section 22
Any person who, without a permit from the Council, collects or removes any protected resources from their habitat or place where they are found or grown for the purpose of research and development, or takes such resources out of the State, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, upon conviction, be liable;
(a)
where such person is an individual, to a fine of not less than fifty thousand ringgit and not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term of not less than two years and not exceeding ten years, or to both; or
(b)
where such person is a body corporate, to a fine of not less than one million ringgit and not exceeding five million ringgit.
[Sub. Cap. A106, Sub. Cap A163, Sub. Cap. A220]
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