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Stamp Act 1949 · Updated to 1 Jan 2026 · Part IX · Offences and Penalties
61. Penalty for not setting forth all the facts and circumstances
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duty
Defined · s 2
“duty” means any stamp duty for the time being chargeable under this Act or under any written law;
(a)
executes any instrument in which all the facts and circumstances are not truly and fully set forth as required by section 5; or
(b)
being employed or concerned in or about the preparation of any instrument neglects or omits fully and truly to set forth therein all the said facts and circumstances;
shall be liable to a fine *of not less than two thousand five hundred ringgit and not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit.