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Section 88

General penalty

of State Heritage Enactment 2017

State EnactmentIn forceProvision 88 of 92
Section 88

(1)

Any person who commits an offence under this Enactment or any subsidiary legislation made under this Enactment for which no penalty is expressly provided shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both, and for a second

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or subsequent offence he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

(2)

Any body corporate which commits an offence under this Enactment or any subsidiary legislation made under this Enactment for which no penalty is expressly provided shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit.

(3)

Where the offence committed resulted in damage to or the demolition or destruction of a heritage item, the court may order the person to pay, in addition to any penalty that may be imposed under subsection (1) or (2), the cost of the repair, restoration or reconstruction of the heritage item.