Any telecommunication officer, or other person having official duties connected with any telecommunication office, who is guilty of any act of drunkenness, carelessness or other misconduct whereby the correct transmission, or the delivery of any message is impeded or delayed, and any telecommunication officer who loiters or delays in the transmission or delivery of any message, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or to both.
telecommunication officer
"telecommunication officer" means any person employed, either permanently or temporarily, in connection with a telecommunication established, maintained or worked by the Government or by a person licensed under this Act;
Telecommunication officers deemed public servants. F.M.S. Cap.45; Sabah 3/59; Swk. Cap.
telecommunication
"telecommunication" means any system for the transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, visual or other electromagnetic systems;
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Attempt to commit offence.