Malaysia legislation

Section 13

of *SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT 1946

Section 13

(2)

If any property answering to the lists and descriptions is in the possession of any licensed dealer or is thereafter offered to or shown to any licensed dealer, he shall without unnecessary delay give information to that effect at the nearest police station or to any police officer, with the name and address of the person from whom he acquired or who offered or showed him the same.

(3)

Any licensed dealer failing to give information as required by subsection (2) shall, on conviction, be liable, for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or to both, and, for a second or subsequent offence, to imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, and, where the stolen property consists, in whole or in part, of motor vehicle parts, the licensed dealer shall, on conviction, be liable, whether for a first or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years, or to both.

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(4)

The licensed dealer in such case may also detain the person offering or showing such property until the arrival of the police.

Reports of purchases or sales of motor vehicle parts