Section 17

Whoever is in possession of any weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring which he knows to be false and intending that the same may be fraudulently used or having fraudulently used such weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or to both. Any weight or measure or instrument for weighing or measuring used or in any person’s possession for use in contravention of this section shall be liable to be forfeited.