(1) This Act may be cited as the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1973 and shall apply throughout Malaysia.
* Except the following provisions of section 13:
(i) subsection (2);
(ii) subsection (3);
(iii) that portion of subsection (4) that applies to packers and manufacturers;
(iv) subsection (5);
(v) subsection (6),
and section 21.
However, the above provisions of section 13 came into force on 1 June 1975 vide P.U. (B) 120/1975.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), this Act shall come into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette.
(3) The Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of this Act, or of different provisions of this Act, in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak respectively.
SourceAct 105
Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1973
Akta lembaga perindustrian kayu malaysia (perbadanan) 1973
An Act to repeal the Malaysian Timber Export Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1966 and dissolve the Malaysian Timber Export Industry Board to establish the Malaysian Timber Industry Board and provide for matters connected therewith, and to make better provisions respecting the Malaysian timber industry.
Data synced
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Part I — Preliminary
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“appointed day” means the day on which this Act, or, if different dates are appointed for the coming into operation of different provisions of this Act, the day on which Part VI, comes into operation;
“Board” means the Malaysian Timber Industry Board established under section 3;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under section 4;
“Director General” means the Director General appointed under section 9 and includes the Deputy Director General;
“exporter” means a person who exports timber;
“Fund” means the Malaysian Timber Industry Board Fund established under section 19;
“grader” means a person who holds a valid certificate of competency in the grading of sawn timber, issued by the grading authority;
“grading authority” means, until otherwise declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette, the Director General of Forestry, Peninsular Malaysia in relation to Peninsular Malaysia, the Conservator of Forests, Sabah in relation to Sabah and person appointed by the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation, in relation to Sarawak;
“jetty” means a yard from which timber may be directly removed for immediate shipment without having to be kept at another yard;
“jetty operator” means a person who operates a jetty;
“legal landing place” has the meaning assigned to it in the Customs Act 1967 [Act 235];
“member” means a member of the Board, and includes an alternate member;
“mill” means any building or factory used wholly or partly for the manufacture, processing, seasoning or preservation of timber;
“Quality Control Inspector” means a quality control inspector appointed under section 9;
“recognized association” means an association, body or organization listed in the Third Schedule;
“registered grader” means a grader registered under this Act;
“supplier” means a person who supplies timber;
“timber” means the products, or any of the products, listed in the First Schedule;
“timber processor” means a person who carries on the business of seasoning or preserving timber;
“yard” means any area or place used for checking, inspecting, seasoning, selling, storing, packaging, preserving or bundling timber, and includes any area, place or premises where timber, intended to be used in the manufacture of any article or in the erection of any building or structure, is seasoned, preserved or offered for sale.
Part II — Establishment of the board
(1) There shall be established a body corporate by the name of “Malaysian Timber Industry Board” which shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and power to acquire and hold
movable and immovable property and to dispose thereof or otherwise deal therewith, and which may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
(2) The Second Schedule shall apply to the Board.
(1) The Board shall consist of the following members who shall be appointed by the Minister:
(a) a Chairman;
(b) a representative of the Ministry responsible for the timber industry;
(c) a representative of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry;
(d) a representative of the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia;
(e) a representative of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia;
(f) one representative of each of not more than five of such States as the Minister may determine;
(g) representatives of recognized associations to be appointed as provided in section 5; and
(h) not more than two persons who in the opinion of the Minister are able to contribute to the development of the Malaysian timber industry.
(2) The terms and conditions of the appointment of the Chairman, and his remuneration, shall be determined by the Minister.
(1) Each recognized association is entitled to be represented on the Board by the number of persons shown against its name in the Third Schedule, to be appointed by the Minister.
(2) (Deleted by Act A776).
Each member of the Board shall, unless he sooner resigns his membership or his membership or his appointment is sooner revoked, hold office for a period not exceeding two years, but shall be eligible for reappointment.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may from time to time, after consulting the Board, amend the Third Schedule.
(2) No association, body or organization shall be added to, or allowed to remain in, the Third Schedule unless its rules—
(a) have been approved by the Minister;
(b) contain nothing prejudicial to the general interests of the timber industry; and
(c) permit the admission as its member of every person whom it is intended to represent and who applies for admission and undertakes to comply with its rules.
(3) If a recognized association amends its rules so as to affect its membership, it shall lodge a copy of the amendment with the Minister within fourteen days of the making thereof.
(1) Subject to subsection (4) the Minister may, in respect of each member appointed under section 4(1)(b) to (g), appoint two persons to be alternate members to attend in place of that member, meetings of the Board that member is for any reason unable to attend.
(2) Only one alternate member may attend meetings of the Board at any one time in place of the member whom he is alternate to.
(3) When attending meetings of the Board an alternate member shall for all purposes be deemed to be a member of the Board.
(4) An alternate member shall, unless he sooner resigns his membership or his appointment is sooner revoked, cease to be an alternate member when the member whom he is alternate to ceases to be a member of the Board.
(1) The Minister may appoint any member of the Board to exercise the functions of the Chairman during the period in which the Chairman is for any reason unable to exercise his functions or during the period of any vacancy in the office of the Chairman, and such member shall, during the period in which he is exercising the functions of the Chairman under this subsection, be deemed to be the Chairman.
(2) Until an appointment is made under subsection (1) or in default of such appointment or in the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of the Board, the representative appointed under paragraph 4(1)(b) shall exercise the functions of and be deemed to be the Chairman.
(3) Should the representative appointed under paragraph 4(1)(b) be for any reason unable to act under subsection (2), the representative appointed under paragraph 4(1)(d) shall exercise the functions of and be deemed to be the Chairman.
(1) The Minister shall appoint a Director General of the Board on such terms and conditions and for such specified period as he may determine.
(2) The Board may, on such terms and conditions, appoint a Deputy Director General of the Board and such number of other officers and servants of the Board, including Quality Control Inspectors, as it considers necessary and expedient for the exercise of its functions.
(3) The appointment of the Director General, the Deputy Director General and the Quality Control Inspectors shall be published in the Gazette.
The Board may from time to time with the approval of the Minister and the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, after consultation with the Director General of Public Services, make regulations to provide for any scheme of service for its officers and servants, including the terms and conditions of service and the salaries, any pension scheme, and any scheme relating to allowances and other remunerations payable to its officers and servants.
(1) The Director General shall be the chief executive officer of the Board and shall have all the powers and duties necessary for carrying out the administration and technical functions of the Board.
(2) The powers and duties referred to in subsection (1) shall be in addition to any power or duty conferred or imposed on the Director General by the Board or by this Act and any regulation made thereunder.
(3) The Director General shall—
(a) submit for the approval of the Board—
(i) an annual programme of activities of the Board; and
(ii) the estimate of expenditure necessary to carry out the activities of the Board;
(b) ensure that the approved programme is duly implemented and that the expenditure of carrying out the approved programme as well as for the administration of the Board is in accordance with the estimates approved by the Board; and
(c) keep the Board fully informed of the progress of the activities, and prepare and submit to the Board as soon as possible after the end of each financial year a report dealing with the administration of the Board accompanied by a statement of income and expenditure for, together with balance sheets as at the end of, the financial year.
(4) Where the Director General is temporarily unable to exercise his functions on grounds of sickness, absence or any other cause, the Deputy Director General shall exercise the powers and duties of the Director General.
(5) Where the Deputy Director General has not been appointed the Chairman may appoint any officer of the Board to exercise the powers and duties of the Director General for the purposes of subsection (4).
(1) Ketua Pengarah boleh secara bertulis mewakilkan apa-apa kuasa atau kewajipan yang diberikan kepadanya di bawah Akta ini kepada mana-mana pegawai Lembaga, tertakluk kepada apa-apa terma dan syarat sebagaimana yang difikirkannya patut.
(2) Pewakilan di bawah seksyen ini tidak menghalang Ketua Pengarah sendiri daripada melaksanakan atau menjalankan, pada bilabila masa, mana-mana kuasa atau kewajipan yang diwakilkan sedemikian.
Part II — Establishment of the board
All members, officers and servants of the Board shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
The Board shall have a principal office in the Federation at such place as the Board may determine, and may establish such other branch offices as the Board may deem desirable.
(1) The functions of the Board are—
(a) to regulate and control the trade in, and the marketing and distribution of, timber;
(b) to promote and improve the trade in, and markets for, timber;
(bb) to co-ordinate activities for effective marketing and shipping of timber;
(c) to encourage effective utilization of timber with emphasis on product diversification and to promote improvement and economy in the methods of processing timber;
(d) to provide technical advisory services and training required to assist in the development of existing timber industries and the establishment of new industries;
(e) to assist the timber industries in the marketing of timber;
(f) to organize and assist in the consolidation of the small-
scale timber industries and the closer integration of the activities of the timber industries generally, so as to achieve greater efficiency in, and secure a stronger base for, the timber industry as a whole;
(g) to gather information on and maintain records of all relevant matters relating to the timber industry; and
(h) generally to do everything within the scope of the objectives of this Act for the betterment and proper conduct of the timber industry.
(2) The Board shall have power to do all things reasonably necessary for, or expedient or incidental to, the discharge of its functions, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of this subsection—
(a) to enter into such negotiations and agreements or arrangements as the Board considers necessary for carrying out its functions and for the promotion of the general interests of the timber industry and trade;
(b) to undertake marketing of timber on behalf of the smallscale timber industries;
(c) to set up and maintain such establishments as the Board considers necessary for the discharge of its functions; and
(d) to appoint committees.
(3) The Board may from time to time, with the approval of the Minister, establish, by order published in the Gazette, a corporation by such name as may be specified in the order to carry out and have the charge, conduct and management on behalf of the Board of any project, scheme or enterprise that has been planned or undertaken by the Board in the discharge of its functions under this Act, and may in like manner cancel, vary or amend any such order.
(4) Every order made under subsection (3) shall make provision in respect of—
(a) the constitution of the corporation;
(b) the financing of the corporation;
(c) the repayment of loans to the corporation; and
(d) the accounts to be kept by the corporation and the audit of the accounts.
(5) The Board may, in discharging such of its functions, in appropriate cases carry out commercial activities for gain or profit through companies which may, from time to time, be established under the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] and such companies shall only be established after approval by the Minister with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance.
(6) The Minister may make such rules or regulations prescribing any activity or interest or prescribing the terms or conditions of any activity or interest of any member, officer or servant of the Board in relation to any corporation or company established under subsections (3) and (5) respectively or to any other company, enterprise or undertaking and any omission or neglect to comply with and any act done or attempted to be done contrary to the provisions of such rules or regulations is an offence against this Act and the offender is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
(1) Lembaga boleh, mewakilkan secara bertulis, atas apa-apa syarat, had atau sekatan sebagaimana yang difikirkannya patut dikenakan, mana-mana fungsi atau kuasanya, kecuali kuasa untuk membuat peraturan-peraturan dan kaedah-kaedah di bawah seksyen 34 Akta ini, kepada—
(a) Pengerusi;
(b) Ketua Pengarah;
(c) mana-mana jawatankuasa yang dilantik oleh Lembaga; atau
(d) mana-mana pegawai Lembaga yang diberi kuasa oleh Ketua Pengarah.
(2) Mana-mana orang atau jawatankuasa yang diwakilkan dengan fungsi dan kuasa Lembaga di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah terikat untuk mematuhi dan memberi perhatian kepada segala syarat, had atau sekatan yang dikenakan oleh Lembaga.
(3) Pewakilan di bawah seksyen ini tidak menghalang Lembaga sendiri daripada melaksanakan atau menjalankan pada bila-bila masa mana-mana fungsi atau kuasa yang diwakilkan sedemikian.
Part III — Regulation of the timber industry
(1) No person shall export timber or carry on business as an exporter unless he is registered under this Act as an exporter.
(2) No person shall carry on business as a jetty operator unless he is registered under this Act as a jetty operator.
(3) No person shall carry on the business of grading timber unless he is a registered grader.
(4) No person shall carry on business as a supplier or timber processor, for the purpose of export trade, unless he is registered under this Act.
(5) & (6) (Deleted by Act A776).
(7) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
The Minister may, in the interest of the timber industry and by order published in the Gazette, exempt any person from the requirement of registration under section 13.
(1) Any person who desires to export timber or carry on business as an exporter or a jetty operator, any grader who desires to carry on the business of grading timber or any person who desires to carry on business as a supplier or timber processor may, in such manner as may be prescribed, apply to the Board for registration.
(2) The Board may, on payment of such fee as may be prescribed, register an applicant under subsection (1) as an exporter, jetty operator, registered grader, supplier or timber processor, as the case may be, subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Board may deem fit to impose.
(3) Every registration under this section shall be valid for a period of one year, or for such longer period but not exceeding five years as the Board may determine, from the date of registration and shall be renewable, unless sooner cancelled under section 17, at the discretion of the Board for such further period of not less than one year but not exceeding five years as the Board deems fit.
(4) The Board shall issue to every person who has been registered, or whose registration has been renewed, under this section a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed.
(5) No person, except a grader, who is not an incorporated person shall be registered under this section unless there is in
respect of his business a valid certificate of registration of business issued under any written law in force in Malaysia relating to the registration of businesses.
(1) The Board shall have the power to vary any condition or restriction imposed on any registration under subsection 14(2):
Provided that the Board shall not vary any condition or restriction of the registration unless a reasonable notice and an opportunity of being heard on any objection as to the intended variation has been given to a registered person likely to be affected by such variation.
(2) The Board may, upon hearing any objection under subsection
(1), dismiss the objection if it considers it of no merit and shall proceed to vary the condition or restriction of registration as intended.
(3) If a registered person is dissatisfied with the decision of the Board under subsection (2), he may appeal to the Minister within thirty days of the date the decision was communicated to him and the decision of the Minister shall be final and binding.
(4) No variation of any condition or restriction of registration made pursuant to this section shall be enforced until the appeal, if any, under subsection (3) has been determined in favour of the Board.
The Board shall keep or cause to be kept a register of exporters, jetty operators, registered graders, suppliers and timber processors in such manner as it may determine.
The Board may refuse to effect registration under section 14 if it is of the opinion that the applicant will be unable to comply with the conditions or restrictions that the Board may impose upon registration, or with the requirements of this Act or the rules or regulations thereunder.
(1) The Board may, if it is satisfied that any condition or restriction subject to which a registration was effected has not been complied with by the registered person or that the continuance of the registration would contravene this Act or the rules or regulations thereunder, suspend, cancel or refuse to renew the registration.
(2) If it appears to the Board that a registered person has contravened any provision of this Act or of the rules or regulations thereunder, the Board may call upon him, in such manner as may be prescribed, to show cause why his registration should not be suspended or cancelled.
(3) A person called upon to show cause under subsection (2)—
(a) shall be supplied by the Board with the particulars, in writing, of the alleged contravention; and
(b) may, if he so desires, be present at the hearing by the Board or be represented thereat by another person authorized by him in writing.
(4) If after the hearing the Board is of the opinion that the person called upon to show cause has failed to show cause, the Board may, notwithstanding any criminal action that may be brought against him, suspend or cancel his registration:
Provided that any suspension of registration under this provision shall not exceed a period of six months.
(5) A person whose registration has been cancelled or has, by a refusal by the Board, not been renewed—
(a) shall not be registered again for such period, not exceeding two years from the date of the cancellation or refusal to renew, as the Board shall determine at the time of the cancellation or refusal to renew; and
(b) shall, on being so required by the Board in writing, surrender to the Board his certificate of registration within such period as the Board may specify.
(5A) (a) The Board shall not refuse to renew the registration of a registered person under subsection (1) without first giving such person an opportunity of being heard.
(b) Where the Board refuses to renew the registration of a registered person under subsection (1) it shall notify such person in writing to that effect stating the reasons for the refusal.
(6) Any person who wilfully fails to comply with the requirement of the Board under paragraph (5)(b) is guilty of an offence.
(1) Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Board, to refuse to effect registration under section 14 or to suspend, cancel or to refuse to renew registration under section 17, may, within thirty days of the date the decision was communicated to him, appeal to the Minister.
(2) The decision of the Minister on an appeal under subsection
(1) shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court of law.
(3) The Minister may make rules governing the procedure to be followed on appeals under this section and the fees payable therefor.
(1) Seseorang pengeksport atau pengimport hendaklah membuat suatu pengisytiharan kepada Lembaga berkenaan dengan kayu yang akan dieksport atau diimport, sebelum pengeksportan atau pengimportan kayu itu.
(2) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya.
Berhubung dengan eksport, kayu hendaklah disifatkan dibawa atau menyebabkan dibawa keluar dari Malaysia jika—
(a) permit atau pemerakuan untuk pengeksportannya telah dikeluarkan oleh Lembaga;
(b) ia telah dilepaskan oleh pegawai kastam yang hak di stesen kastam yang terakhir dalam laluannya keluar dari Malaysia;
(c) ia telah dimuatkan ke dalam suatu vesel atau pesawat udara yang hampir berlepas dari suatu pelabuhan atau jeti atau tempat di Malaysia; atau
(d) ia telah dilepaskan oleh pegawai kastam yang hak di depoh pelepasan dalam negeri atau di stesen kastam dalam negeri dalam laluannya keluar dari Malaysia melalui suatu pelabuhan kastam atau lapangan terbang.
Part IV — Finance
(1) The Board shall establish and administer a fund to be known as “Malaysian Timber Industry Board Fund”.
(2) There shall be paid into the Fund—
(a) all moneys collected, paid, borrowed or transferred under sections 18, 22 and 41;
(b) all moneys collected or paid under section 20 other than those collected, levied or raised within the States of Sabah and Sarawak;
(c) all moneys collected under the rules and regulations and specified therein as being payable into the Fund;
(d) all moneys received by the Board by way of grants from the Federal Government or any State Government;
(dd) all moneys received by the Board by way of grants, donations or contributions from recognized institutions or international agencies;
(e) all sums contributed by the States of Sabah and Sarawak under section 21;
(ee) all moneys received as fees and charges for advice or services rendered pursuant to section 20A; and
(f) all moneys belonging or otherwise payable to the Board.
(3) The Fund may be applied for—
(a) defraying such expenditure as the Board may incur in carrying out its functions;
(b) lending to employees of the Board for the purpose of purchasing or building dwelling houses or purchasing conveyances on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed;
(c) lending to or providing capital for corporations or companies established or to be established under subsection 12(3) and (5) respectively;
(d) repaying moneys borrowed by the Board under section 22; and
(e) subject to the approval of the Minister given after consultation with the Minister of Finance, making contributions to any local or international organization, for the purpose of promoting the trade, utilization and processing, and ensuring adequate supply, of timber to the industry.
(4) The Minister may direct the Board to keep a separate account in respect of moneys received by way of grants from the Federal Government or any State Government under paragraph (2)(d).
For the purposes of this Act the Minister may, after consulting the Minister of Finance and the Board, make an order for the imposition, collection, variation or cancellation of a cess on the exportation of all or any of the timber products listed in the First Schedule.
The Board may, from time to time, fix and collect fees and charges in respect of any technical advisory services or other services provided by the Board pursuant to this Act.
Each of the States of Sabah and Sarawak may from time to time contribute to the Fund such sum as may be agreed between the Minister and the State.
The Board may, upon such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, borrow moneys for the purpose of carrying out its functions.
The Board may from time to time, with the approval of the Minister given with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, invest the Fund or any part thereof, not being immediately required for meeting the Board’s obligations or discharging its functions—
(a) in investments or securities authorized for the investment of trust funds by any written law for the time being in force; or
(b) in such other investments or securities as the Board may deem fit.
(1) The Director General shall, not later than one month before the commencement of each financial year, lay before the Board an estimate of the revenue and expenditure, including capital expenditure, of the Board for the ensuing financial year in such detail and form as the Board may determine.
(2) The Director General shall cause to be sent to every member of the Board a copy of the estimate not later than fourteen days prior to the date of the meeting at which the estimate is to be laid.
The Statutory Bodies (Accounts and Annual Reports) Act 1980 [Act 240] shall apply in respect of the accounts, audit and annual reports of the Board.
(Deleted by Act A776).
Ketua Pengarah boleh secara bertulis melantik apa-apa bilangan pegawai penguat kuasa yang perlu bagi maksud Akta ini.
(1) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa hendaklah mempunyai segala kuasa yang perlu untuk menjalankan penyiasatan di bawah Akta ini.
(2) Bagi maksud subseksyen (1), Kanun Tatacara Jenayah [Akta 593] hendaklah terpakai dan seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa hendaklah mempunyai segala kuasa yang diperuntukkan di bawah Kanun itu.
(1) Ketua Pengarah hendaklah mengeluarkan kepada setiap pegawai penguat kuasa yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 26A suatu kad kuasa yang hendaklah ditandatangani oleh Ketua Pengarah.
(2) Bilamana pegawai penguat kuasa itu menjalankan mana-mana kuasa di bawah Akta ini, dia hendaklah, apabila diminta, mengemukakan kepada orang yang terhadapnya kuasa itu sedang dijalankan kad kuasa yang dikeluarkan kepadanya di bawah subseksyen (1).
(1) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa boleh menangkap tanpa waran mana-mana orang—
(a) yang didapati melakukan, cuba melakukan atau bersubahat dalam pelakuan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini; atau
(b) yang pegawai penguat kuasa dengan semunasabahnya mengesyakinya terlibat dalam melakukan, cuba melakukan atau bersubahat dalam pelakuan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini.
(2) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa yang membuat suatu tangkapan di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah, tanpa kelengahan yang tidak perlu, membawa orang yang ditangkap itu ke balai polis yang paling hampir, dan sesudah itu orang itu hendaklah diperlakukan mengikut undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan tatacara jenayah yang sedang berkuat kuasa.
(1) Jika ternyata pada Mahkamah, berdasarkan maklumat bertulis dengan bersumpah dan selepas apa-apa siasatan sebagaimana yang difikirkan perlu oleh Mahkamah itu, bahawa terdapat sebab yang munasabah untuk mempercayai bahawa—
(a) mana-mana premis telah digunakan atau akan digunakan bagi; atau
(b) terdapat dalam mana-mana premis keterangan yang perlu bagi pengendalian penyiasatan mengenai,
pelakuan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, Mahkamah itu boleh mengeluarkan waran yang memberi kuasa kepada mana-mana pegawai penguat kuasa yang dinamakan dalam waran itu, pada bilabila masa yang munasabah, pada waktu siang atau malam dan dengan atau tanpa bantuan, untuk memasuki premis itu dan jika perlu dengan kekerasan.
(2) Sesuatu waran yang dikeluarkan di bawah subseksyen (1) boleh memberi kuasa kepada pegawai penguat kuasa untuk—
(a) menggeledah premis itu bagi, dan untuk menyita atau memindahkan dari premis itu mana-mana kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang semunasabahnya dipercayai dapat memberikan keterangan mengenai pelakuan kesalahan itu;
(b) mengambil sampel mana-mana kayu, atau benda yang dijumpai dalam premis itu bagi maksud menentukan, melalui pengujian atau selainnya, sama ada kesalahan itu telah dilakukan; dan
(c) membuat salinan atau mengambil cabutan daripada manamana buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang dijumpai di dalam premis itu.
(3) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa yang memasuki mana-mana premis di bawah seksyen ini boleh membawa bersama-samanya manamana orang lain dan kelengkapan sebagaimana yang didapatinya perlu.
(4) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa boleh, pada menjalankan kuasanya di bawah seksyen ini, jika perlu untuk berbuat demikian—
(a) memecah buka mana-mana pintu luar atau pintu dalam premis itu atau mana-mana pagar, kepungan, pintu pagar atau galangan lain kepada premis itu, untuk masuk ke dalam premis itu;
(b) memindahkan dengan kekerasan apa-apa halangan kepada kemasukan, penggeledahan, penyitaan atau pemindahan sebagaimana yang dia diberi kuasa untuk melaksanakannya di bawah seksyen ini; dan
(c) menahan mana-mana orang yang dijumpai di dalam premis itu sehingga penggeledahan itu selesai.
(5) Jika, oleh sebab jenis, saiz atau amaunnya, pemindahan manamana kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita di bawah seksyen ini tidak boleh dilaksanakan, pegawai penguat kuasa itu hendaklah, dengan apa-apa cara, mengelak kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu di dalam premis atau di dalam bekas yang di dalamnya ia dijumpai.
(6) Mana-mana orang yang, tanpa kuasa yang sah, memecahkan, mengganggu atau merosakkan lak yang disebut dalam subseksyen (5) atau memindahkan kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu yang dilak atau cuba berbuat demikian melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya.
Bilamana seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa mempunyai sebab yang munasabah untuk mempercayai bahawa mana-mana kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang berkenaan dengannya suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini telah dilakukan mungkin dijumpai di dalam atau pada manamana premis, orang atau pengangkut dan bahawa oleh sebab kelengahan dalam mendapatkan waran di bawah seksyen 26E, tujuan penggeledahan itu akan terkecewa, dia boleh, dengan keizinan Ketua Pengarah, tanpa waran, dengan apa-apa bantuan, dan dengan menggunakan kekerasan yang perlu—
(a) memasuki dan menggeledah premis itu;
(b) menahan dan memeriksa mana-mana orang, menggeledah kenderaan, vesel atau pengangkut; dan
(c) menyita mana-mana kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang dijumpai dan boleh menjadi keterangan mengenai pelakuan kesalahan itu.
Walau apa pun seksyen 26E dan 26F, seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa boleh pada bila-bila masa memasuki mana-mana premis bagi maksud—
(a) memeriksa apa-apa kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain sebagaimana yang difikirkannya perlu;
(b) mengesahkan ketepatan rekod atau pernyataan atau apaapa maklumat yang diberikan kepada pegawai penguat kuasa atau kepada Lembaga; atau
(c) memungut sampel apa-apa kayu.
(1) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa yang menjalankan penggeledahan di bawah Akta ini hendaklah diberi akses kepada data berkomputer sama ada disimpan di dalam suatu komputer atau selainnya.
(2) Bagi maksud seksyen ini, akses hendaklah diberikan kata laluan, kod penyulitan, kod penyahsulitan, perisian atau perkakasan yang perlu dan apa-apa cara lain yang diperlukan untuk membolehkan data berkomputer difahami.
Tanpa menjejaskan subseksyen 26E(2) dan seksyen 26F, apa-apa kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang semunasabahnya disyaki oleh seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa telah digunakan atau akan digunakan dalam pelakuan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini boleh disita dan ditahan oleh pegawai penguat kuasa itu.
(1) Jika seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa mempunyai sebab yang munasabah untuk mengesyaki bahawa mana-mana pengangkut sedang membawa mana-mana kayu, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau apa-apa benda lain yang berkenaan dengannya suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini adalah atau telah dilakukan, dia boleh memberhentikan dan memeriksa pengangkut itu dan boleh, jika semasa pemeriksaan itu dia mempunyai sebab yang munasabah untuk mempercayai bahawa pengangkut itu adalah atau telah digunakan bagi pelakuan kesalahan itu, menyita pengangkut itu dan mana-mana kayu, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang dijumpai di dalam pengangkut itu yang semunasabahnya dipercayai dapat memberikan keterangan mengenai pelakuan kesalahan itu.
(2) Orang yang mempunyai kawalan atau bertanggungjawab ke atas pengangkut itu hendaklah, jika dikehendaki berbuat demikian oleh pegawai penguat kuasa—
(a) memberhentikan pengangkut itu dan membenarkan pegawai penguat kuasa memeriksa pengangkut itu; dan
(b) membuka semua bahagian pengangkut itu bagi pemeriksaan dan mengambil segala langkah yang perlu untuk membolehkan atau memudahkan pemeriksaan itu dijalankan sebagaimana yang difikirkan perlu oleh pegawai penguat kuasa itu.
(3) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (2) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya.
(1) Jika apa-apa penyitaan dibuat di bawah Akta ini, seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa yang membuat penyitaan itu hendaklah menyediakan suatu senarai kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita dan
mengenai premis yang di dalamnya ia dijumpai dan hendaklah menandatangani senarai itu.
(2) Senarai yang disediakan mengikut subseksyen (1) hendaklah diserahkan dengan serta-merta kepada—
(a) penghuni premis tempat kayu, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita itu dijumpai; dan
(b) orang yang mempunyai kawalan atau bertanggungjawab ke atas pengangkut itu, jika penyitaan itu dibuat di bawah seksyen 26J.
(3) Jika penyitaan itu dibuat di dalam atau dari mana-mana premis yang tidak berpenghuni, pegawai penguat kuasa itu hendaklah bilamana mungkin menampalkan senarai barang yang disita itu di tempat yang mudah dilihat di premis itu.
(4) Jika apa-apa kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain disita selain di dalam atau dari mana-mana premis, pegawai penguat kuasa yang membuat penyitaan itu hendaklah memberikan suatu notis secara bertulis mengenai penyitaan itu dan alasan-alasan penyitaan itu kepada pemunya kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita itu dengan menyerahkan suatu salinan notis itu kepada pemunya itu sendiri atau melalui pos berdaftar ke tempat perniagaan atau kediamannya.
Pemulangan sementara pengangkut, dsb.
26L (1) Jika mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan atau kelengkapan disita di bawah Akta ini, Ketua Pengarah boleh buat sementara memulangkan pengangkut, jentera, peralatan atau kelengkapan itu kepada pemunya pengangkut, jentera, peralatan atau kelengkapan itu atau orang yang dari milikan, jagaan atau kawalannya ia disita, tertakluk kepada apa-apa terma dan syarat sebagaimana yang dikenakan oleh Ketua Pengarah, dan tertakluk dalam mana-mana hal, kepada jaminan yang mencukupi diberikan sehingga memuaskan hati Ketua Pengarah bahawa pengangkut, jentera, peralatan atau
kelengkapan itu akan diserahkan balik kepada Ketua Pengarah apabila diminta dan bahawa terma dan syarat itu, jika ada, akan dipatuhi.
(2) Jika apa-apa pengangkut, jentera, peralatan atau kelengkapan yang disita dipulangkan buat sementara di bawah subseksyen (1), seseorang yang—
(a) tidak menyerahkan balik pengangkut, jentera, peralatan atau kelengkapan itu kepada Ketua Pengarah apabila diminta; atau
(b) melanggar mana-mana terma atau syarat yang dikenakan di bawah subseksyen (1),
melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya.
(1) Ketua Pengarah boleh pada bila-bila masa mengarahkan bahawa mana-mana kayu yang disita di bawah Akta ini dijual dan hasil penjualan itu dipegang sementara menunggu keputusan apa-apa pendakwaan di bawah Akta ini jika—
(a) kayu itu mudah merosot kualitinya;
(b) penjagaan kayu itu melibatkan perbelanjaan dan kesusahan yang tidak munasabah;
(c) terdapat kekurangan atau ketiadaan kemudahan yang mencukupi atau sesuai untuk menyimpan kayu itu; atau
(d) kayu itu dipercayai menyebabkan halangan atau berbahaya kepada orang awam.
(2) Ketua Pengarah boleh, menurut budi bicaranya—
(a) memulangkan untuk sementara kayu itu kepada pemunyanya atau orang yang dari milikan, jagaan atau kawalannya kayu itu disita, tertakluk kepada apa-apa
terma dan syarat sebagaimana yang dikenakan oleh Ketua Pengarah dan dalam apa-apa hal, tertakluk kepada jaminan yang mencukupi diberikan sehingga memuaskan hati Ketua Pengarah bahawa kayu itu akan diserahkan balik kepada Ketua Pengarah apabila diminta dan bahawa terma dan syarat tersebut, jika ada, adalah dipatuhi;
(b) memulangkan kayu itu kepada pemunyanya atau orang yang dari milikan, jagaan atau kawalannya kayu itu disita dengan kebebasan bagi orang yang kepadanya kayu itu dipulangkan untuk dilupuskannya, pemulangan itu yang tertakluk kepada jaminan diberikan sehingga memuaskan hati Ketua Pengarah dalam amaun tidak kurang daripada amaun yang pada pendapat Ketua Pengarah, merupakan nilai pasaran terbuka kayu itu pada tarikh yang ia dipulangkan bagi pembayaran amaun yang dijamin itu kepada Ketua Pengarah sekiranya Mahkamah membuat suatu perintah bagi pelucuthakkan amaun itu di bawah seksyen 26Q.
(3) Walau apa pun subseksyen (1), jika seseorang juruanalisis yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 29G memperakui, atau jika keputusan ujian sebagaimana yang diperakui oleh seseorang juruanalisis membuktikan, bahawa kayu yang diujinya itu merosot dari segi kualiti, Ketua Pengarah boleh menyimpannya dalam jagaan, atau jika tiada pendakwaan dimulakan berkenaan dengan kayu itu, menyebabkan kayu itu dilupuskan mengikut cara yang ditentukan oleh Ketua Pengarah.
(1) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa yang menjalankan penyiasatan di bawah Akta ini boleh, melalui notis bertulis, menghendaki kehadiran di hadapannya mana-mana orang yang pada pendapatnya mempunyai pengetahuan tentang fakta dan hal keadaan kes itu dan orang itu hendaklah hadir sebagaimana yang dikehendaki.
(2) Jika mana-mana orang itu enggan hadir sebagaimana yang dikehendaki oleh suatu notis yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1), pegawai penguat kuasa itu boleh melaporkan keengganannya kepada Mahkamah yang hendaklah mengeluarkan suatu waran bagi
memastikan kehadiran orang itu sebagaimana yang dikehendaki oleh notis itu.
(3) Mana-mana orang yang dikehendaki hadir di hadapan pegawai penguat kuasa di bawah subseksyen (1) atau (2) boleh dibayar apa-apa elaun sebagaimana yang ditetapkan oleh Menteri.
(1) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa yang membuat penyiasatan di bawah Akta ini boleh memeriksa secara lisan mana-mana orang yang dijangkakan mengetahui fakta dan hal keadaan kes itu.
(2) Orang itu adalah terikat untuk menjawab segala soalan yang berhubungan dengan kes itu yang dikemukakan kepadanya oleh pegawai penguat kuasa, tetapi dia boleh enggan menjawab apa-apa soalan yang jawapannya mungkin mendedahkannya kepada suatu pertuduhan jenayah atau penalti atau pelucuthakan.
(3) Seseorang yang membuat suatu pernyataan di bawah seksyen ini adalah terikat di sisi undang-undang untuk menyatakan yang benar, sama ada atau tidak pernyataan sedemikian dibuat keseluruhannya atau sebahagiannya bagi menjawab soalan itu.
(4) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa yang memeriksa seseorang di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah terlebih dahulu memaklumkan orang itu mengenai peruntukan subseksyen (2) dan (3).
(5) Sesuatu pernyataan yang dibuat oleh mana-mana orang di bawah seksyen ini hendaklah, bilamana mungkin, diubah ke dalam bentuk bertulis dan ditandatangani oleh orang yang membuatnya atau dicapkan dengan cap ibu jarinya, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, selepas—
(a) ia telah dibacakan kepadanya dalam bahasa pernyataan itu dibuat olehnya; dan
(b) dia diberi peluang untuk membuat apa-apa pembetulan yang dia mahu.
(1) Dalam mana-mana perbicaraan atau siasatan oleh sesuatu Mahkamah mengenai suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, apa-apa pernyataan, sama ada pernyataan itu terjumlah kepada pengakuan salah atau tidak, secara lisan atau bertulis, yang dibuat pada bila-bila masa, sama ada sebelum atau selepas orang itu dipertuduh dan sama ada semasa penyiasatan di bawah Akta ini atau tidak dan sama ada atau tidak secara keseluruhannya atau sebahagiannya pada menjawab soalan, oleh seseorang tertuduh kepada atau dengan didengar oleh seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa dan sama ada atau tidak diterjemahkan kepadanya oleh mana-mana pegawai penguat kuasa lain atau mana-mana orang lain, sama ada yang terlibat atau tidak dalam penangkapan orang itu, hendaklah, walau apa pun mana-mana undangundang bertulis atau undang-undang yang berlawanan, boleh diterima sebagai rukun keterangan dalam perbicaraan orang itu dan, jika orang itu mengemukakan dirinya sebagai saksi, mana-mana pernyataan sedemikian boleh digunakan dalam pemeriksaan balas dan bagi maksud mencabar kebolehpercayaannya.
(2) Tiada pernyataan yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1) boleh diterima atau digunakan sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan dalam subseksyen itu jika pembuatan pernyataan itu ternyata pada Mahkamah telah disebabkan oleh apa-apa dorongan, ugutan atau janji berkaitan dengan pertuduhan terhadap orang itu yang datang daripada orang yang berkuasa dan mencukupi pada pendapat Mahkamah itu untuk memberi orang itu sebab yang pada pendapatnya adalah munasabah untuk menjangkakan bahawa dengan membuat pernyataan itu dia akan mendapat apa-apa faedah atau mengelakkan apa-apa durjana keduniaan berkaitan dengan prosiding terhadapnya itu.
(3) Jika mana-mana orang ditangkap atau dimaklumkan bahawa dia mungkin didakwa atas apa-apa kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, hendaklah disampaikan kepadanya oleh pegawai penguat kuasa suatu notis bertulis, yang hendaklah diterangkan kepadanya, yang bermaksud seperti yang berikut:
“Kamu telah ditangkap/dimaklumkan bahawa kamu mungkin didakwa atas …………(kesalahan yang mungkin dilakukan di bawah Akta ini). Adakah kamu hendak mengatakan apa-apa? Jika ada apaapa fakta yang hendak kamu gunakan dalam pembelaan kamu di Mahkamah, kamu dinasihati supaya menyatakannya sekarang. Jika
kamu tidak menyatakannya sehingga kamu pergi ke Mahkamah, kemungkinan keterangan kamu akan kurang dipercayai dan ini mungkin membawa kesan buruk kepada kes kamu pada amnya. Jika kamu ingin menyatakan apa-apa fakta sekarang, dan kamu mahu ia ditulis, ini akan dilakukan.”.
(4) Walau apa pun subseksyen (3), sesuatu pernyataan oleh manamana orang yang dituduh melakukan apa-apa kesalahan di bawah Akta ini yang dibuat sebelum ada masa untuk menyampaikan notis di bawah subseksyen itu tidaklah menjadi tidak boleh diterima sebagai keterangan semata-mata oleh sebab ketiadaan notis sedemikian disampaikan kepadanya jika notis itu disampaikan kepadanya secepat yang semunasabahnya mungkin selepas itu.
(5) Tiada pernyataan yang dibuat oleh seseorang orang tertuduh pada menjawab notis bertulis yang disampaikan kepadanya menurut subseksyen (3) boleh ditafsirkan sebagai pernyataan yang disebabkan oleh apa-apa dorongan, ugutan atau janji sebagaimana yang diperihalkan dalam subseksyen (2), jika pernyataan itu dibuat selainnya dengan sukarela.
(6) Jika dalam mana-mana prosiding jenayah terhadap seseorang bagi suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, keterangan diberikan bahawa tertuduh, apabila dimaklumkan bahawa dia mungkin didakwa atas kesalahan itu, gagal menyatakan apa-apa fakta, iaitu fakta yang dalam hal keadaan yang wujud pada masa itu dapat dijangkakan semunasabahnya bahawa dia akan menyatakannya apabila dimaklumkan sedemikian, Mahkamah, dalam menentukan sama ada pihak pendakwa sudah membuktikan kes prima facie terhadap tertuduh dan dalam menentukan sama ada tertuduh bersalah atas kesalahan yang dipertuduh, boleh membuat apa-apa inferens daripada kegagalan itu yang pada pendapatnya wajar; dan kegagalan itu boleh, berasaskan inferens itu, dikira sebagai, atau sebagai boleh terjumlah kepada, sokongan mengenai apa-apa keterangan yang diberikan terhadap tertuduh yang berhubungan dengannya kegagalan itu merupakan suatu perkara matan.
(7) Tiada apa-apa jua dalam subseksyen (6) boleh, dalam manamana prosiding jenayah—
(a) menjejaskan kebolehterimaan sebagai keterangan perbuatan berdiam diri atau apa-apa reaksi lain tertuduh
semasa apa-apa jua dikatakan dalam kehadirannya yang berhubungan dengan kelakuan yang berkenaan dengannya dia dipertuduh, setakat yang keterangan sedemikian akan boleh diterima selain subseksyen itu; atau
(b) dikira sebagai menghalang apa-apa inferens dibuat daripada apa-apa perbuatan berdiam diri atau reaksi lain tertuduh yang dapat dibuat selain subseksyen itu.
(1) Mana-mana kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau apa-apa pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita di bawah Akta ini boleh dilucuthakkan.
(2) Suatu perintah bagi pelucuthakan kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain hendaklah dibuat jika dibuktikan hingga Mahkamah berpuas hati bahawa suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini telah dilakukan dan bahawa kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu merupakan hal perkara bagi atau digunakan dalam pelakuan kesalahan itu, walaupun tiada orang telah disabitkan atas kesalahan itu.
(3) Jika tiada pendakwaan berkenaan dengan mana-mana kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita di bawah Akta ini, kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau manamana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu hendaklah diambil dan disifatkan terlucut hak apabila tamat tempoh satu bulan kalendar dari tarikh penyampaian notis ke alamat yang terakhir diketahui orang yang daripadanya kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu disita yang menyatakan bahawa tiada pendakwaan berkenaan dengan kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain melainkan jika sebelum tamat tempoh itu suatu tuntutan baginya dibuat mengikut cara yang dinyatakan dalam subseksyen (4), (5), (6) dan (7).
(4) Mana-mana orang yang menegaskan bahawa dia ialah pemunya kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disebut dalam subseksyen (3) dan bahawa kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu tidak boleh dilucut hak, boleh memberikan notis bertulis, dengan sendiri atau melalui ejennya yang diberi kuasa secara bertulis, kepada pegawai penguat kuasa yang dalam milikannya kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu dipegang bahawa dia menuntut kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu.
(5) Apabila notis yang disebut dalam subseksyen (4) diterima, pegawai penguat kuasa hendaklah merujukkan perkara itu kepada Ketua Pengarah yang boleh mengarahkan supaya kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu dilepaskan atau boleh mengarahkan pegawai penguat kuasa, melalui maklumat bertulis, supaya merujukkan perkara itu kepada Mahkamah.
(6) Mahkamah yang kepadanya sesuatu perkara dirujukkan di bawah subseksyen (5) hendaklah mengeluarkan suatu saman yang menghendaki Lembaga dan orang yang menegaskan bahawa dia ialah pemunya kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu dan orang yang daripadanya kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu disita untuk hadir di hadapan Mahkamah itu, dan apabila wakil Lembaga dan pemunya kayu itu hadir atau mana-mana daripada mereka gagal untuk hadir, setelah dibuktikan bahawa saman itu telah disampaikan dengan sewajarnya, Mahkamah hendaklah meneruskan pemeriksaan perkara itu.
(7) Jika dibuktikan bahawa suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini telah dilakukan dan bahawa kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disebut dalam subseksyen (6) merupakan hal perkara bagi atau telah digunakan dalam pelakuan kesalahan itu, maka Mahkamah hendaklah memerintahkan supaya kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu atau pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan,
buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu dilucuthakkan, dan hendaklah, jika tiada bukti sedemikian, memerintahkan pelepasannya.
(8) Mana-mana kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau apa-apa pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang dilucuthakkan atau disifatkan terlucut hak hendaklah dihantar serah kepada pegawai penguat kuasa dan hendaklah dilupuskan mengikut arahan Mahkamah.
(9) Lembaga tidak bertanggungan kepada mana-mana orang bagi apa-apa kemerosotan, tidak kira bagaimana sekalipun berlaku, dalam kualiti kayu yang disita di bawah Akta ini.
Mana-mana kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang dilucuthakkan atau diambil dan disifatkan terlucut hak di bawah Akta ini hendaklah menjadi harta Lembaga.
Walau apa pun seksyen 26Q, Ketua Pengarah atau mana-mana pegawai penguat kuasa yang diberi kuasa secara bertulis oleh Ketua Pengarah boleh, jika difikirkannya patut, pada bila-bila masa mengarahkan supaya mana-mana kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita di bawah Akta ini dilepaskan kepada orang yang dari milikan, jagaan atau kawalannya kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu disita.
s 26TPegawai penguat kuasa boleh mendapatkan bantuan untuk memeriksa benda yang berkaitan dengan kesalahanOpen ↗
Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa boleh mendapatkan bantuan mana-mana orang yang berkelayakan untuk memeriksa mana-mana kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut,
jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita atau ditahan di bawah Akta ini jika orang itu mempunyai kelayakan yang perlu untuk memeriksa kayu atau hasil penjualan kayu itu, atau mana-mana pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu bagi maksud sesuatu penyiasatan di bawah Akta ini.
(1) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa boleh meminta, memilih, mengambil atau mendapatkan sampel mana-mana kayu bagi maksud analisis tanpa bayaran daripada mana-mana orang yang menanam, mengeluarkan, menjual atau yang memiliki kayu itu atau ejen atau pekhidmatnya yang daripadanya sampel itu didapatkan.
(2) Tatacara bagi pengambilan dan berurusan dengan sampel hendaklah sebagaimana yang ditetapkan oleh peraturan-peraturan.
(1) Lembaga boleh melalui notis bertulis menghendaki manamana orang yang mengusahakan apa-apa aktiviti yang melibatkan kayu untuk memberi Lembaga, dalam masa yang dinyatakan dalam notis itu, maklumat yang berhubungan dengan kayu.
(2) Mana-mana orang yang tidak memberikan apa-apa maklumat yang berhubungan dengan kayu sebagaimana yang dikehendaki di bawah subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau keduaduanya.
(1) Seseorang pegawai penguat kuasa hendaklah, bagi maksud melaksanakan Akta ini, mempunyai kuasa untuk melakukan segala atau mana-mana daripada perbuatan yang berikut:
(a) menghendaki pengemukaan rekod, akaun dan dokumen daripada mana-mana orang berhubung dengan manamana hal atau kesalahan di bawah Akta ini dan meneliti, memeriksa dan membuat salinan mana-mana rekod, akaun dan dokumen itu;
(b) menghendaki pengemukaan apa-apa dokumen pengenalan daripada mana-mana orang berhubung dengan mana-mana hal atau kesalahan di bawah Akta ini; atau
(c) membuat apa-apa siasatan sebagaimana yang perlu untuk menentukan sama ada peruntukan Akta ini telah dipatuhi.
(2) Mana-mana orang yang tidak mematuhi kehendak yang dibuat di bawah subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau keduaduanya.
Part V — Miscellaneous
s 27Power to enter premises, carry out inspection and examination and prohibit sale or export of timberOpen ↗
(1) The Director General or any officer of the Board, with the consent of the Chairman, may, if he has reasonable cause to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act, enter any business premises of, any mill or yard being used by, an exporter and carry out inspection and examination as he may consider necessary, and seize and detain any book, document or other thing found in the premises, mill or yard that may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence under this Act or the rules or regulations thereunder.
(2) A person making an entry under subsection (1) may be accompanied by any other person he deems necessary.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a Quality Control Inspector acting thereunder on the written authority of the Director General may only carry out such inspection and examination as he may consider necessary for the purpose of checking or verifying the actual and the desired quality of any timber of an exporter found in any premises, mill or yard, and may, if he has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed under this Act relating to the quality of timber, seize and detain only those books, documents or other things that may furnish evidence of the commission of the offence relating to the quality of timber.
(4) If the Director General or any officer of the Board, having obtained the consent of the Chairman, under subsection (1) has reason to believe that an offence under this Act or the rules or
regulations thereunder has been committed in respect of any timber found in the course of the inspection and examination under this section, he may prohibit the removal, sale or export of the timber by—
(a) sealing, marking or packing the timber in such manner as to clearly indicate that the timber is subject to prohibition; and
(b) posting in a conspicuous part of the premises a prohibitory notice in such form as may be prescribed.
(5) Any person who removes, sells or exports timber in contravention of the prohibition imposed under subsection (4), or in any manner tampers with the seal, mark, packing or prohibitory notice placed, carried out or posted under that subsection is guilty of an offence.
(6) If the Director General has reason to believe that an offence under this Act or the rules or regulations thereunder has been committed in respect of any timber found in the course of the inspection and examination under this section, he may where necessary cause the timber to be committed into the custody of the Board.
(7) Where the Director General has obtained the consent of the Chairman for the purposes of subsection (1) he may authorize any officer of the Board to exercise the powers conferred under subsection
(1), (4) or (6).
The Director General or any officer of the Board so authorized in writing by the Director General may, if he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder has been committed, carry out inspection and examination at any legal landing place as he considers necessary and may seize and detain any timber, book, document or other thing found thereat.
Where any timber, book, document or other thing is seized under section 27 or 27A, the officer effecting the seizure shall prepare a list of the things seized and forthwith deliver a copy signed by him to the owner or the person from whom the things were seized.
(1) Where timber is seized under this Act, the Director General or any officer of the Board so authorized in writing by him, may in his discretion—
(a) temporarily return the timber to the owner or to the person from whose possession, custody or control it was seized, subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the Director General and in any case, subject to sufficient security being furnished to the satisfaction of the Director General that the timber shall be surrendered to the Director General or any authorized officer of the Board on demand and that the said terms and conditions, if any, shall be complied with; or
(b) return the timber to the owner or to the person from whose possession, custody or control it was seized with liberty for the person to whom the timber is so returned to dispose of the same, such return being subject to security being furnished to the satisfaction of the Director General in an amount not less than an amount which, in the opinion of the Director General, represents the open market value of such timber on the date on which it is so returned for the payment of the amount so secured to the Director General in the event of the Court making an order for forfeiture of such amount under section 27E; or
(c) sell the timber if in the opinion of the Director General that it is likely to deteriorate in quality or value and in such case the Director General shall hold the proceeds of sale pending the result of any prosecution or claim and in relation to such proceeds of sale to abide by the outcome of such prosecution or claim.
(2) No person shall be entitled to maintain any action on account of any act done or any decision taken by or on behalf of the Board under this section, and no Court shall have any jurisdiction to entertain any such action.
All things liable to seizure under this Act, shall be liable to forfeiture.
(1) If there is no prosecution with regard to any timber seized under this Act, such timber shall be taken and deemed to be forfeited at the expiration of one calendar month from the date of seizure unless a claim thereto is made before that date under and in accordance with this Act.
(2) Any person asserting that he is the owner of the timber seized or entitled to the proceeds of sale of the timber and that the timber is not liable to forfeiture may personally or by his agent authorized in writing give written notice to the Director General that he claims the timber seized or the proceeds of the sale of the timber.
(3) On receipt of a notice under subsection (2) the Director General may direct that the timber seized or the proceeds of sale thereof be released or may refer the matter to a Magistrate.
(4) The Magistrate shall issue a summons requiring the Board and the person asserting that he is the owner of the timber seized or the proceeds of sale thereof and the person from whom the timber was seized to appear before him, and upon their appearance or default to appear, due service of the summons being proved, the Magistrate shall proceed to the examination of the matter and on proof that an offence has been committed under this Act and that the timber seized was the subject matter of the offence shall order the timber seized or the proceeds of sale thereof to be forfeited or, in the absence of such proof, shall order its release.
(5) In any proceedings under this Act the Board may be represented by the Director General or an officer or servant of the Board authorized in writing in that behalf by the Director General.
Any thing or proceeds of sale thereof forfeited or taken and deemed to be forfeited under this Act shall be the property of the Federation or paid to the Federal Consolidated Fund, less any sum
that may be certified by the Director General as having been incurred by the Board in effecting section 27 or 27A and in carrying out the sale under this Act.
No person shall, in any proceedings before any Court in respect of the seizure of any timber or any other thing seized in exercise of any power conferred under this Act, be entitled to the cost of such proceedings or to any damages or other relief other than an order for the return of the timber or any other thing seized or the payment of its value unless such seizure was made without reasonable or probable cause.
Where any person who is required to give any information under this Act gives information which he has reason to believe is false or misleading or which he believes is not true in relation to any matter under this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, he shall be guilty of an offence.
An officer exercising his powers under section 27 shall, if so required by a person in charge or in control of any business place or premises, mill or yard into which entry is to be made or inspection or tests are to be conducted, produce proof of his identity and authorization in writing to such person.
Any person who in any way obstructs, hinders, prevents or interferes with the Director General or any officer of the Board, in the exercise of his powers or carrying out his duties under this Act or who fails to afford such assistance as is reasonably required by the Director General or any officer of the Board, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
(1) The Director General or any officer of the Board may, in carrying out inspection and examination pursuant to the provisions of this Act, examine orally any person whom he believes to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case and shall reduce into writing any statement made by the person so examined and such person shall be bound to answer all questions relating to such case put to him by such officer:
Provided that such person may refuse to answer any question the answer to which would have tendency to expose him to a criminal charge, penalty or forfeiture.
(2) A person making a statement under this section shall be legally bound to state the truth, whether or not such statement is made wholly or partly in answer to any question.
(1) The Court before which a prosecution is held for an offence committed in respect of timber which has subsequently been subjected to a prohibitory notice under section 27 may, if it is satisfied that an offence has been committed in respect of the timber and notwithstanding that no person may have been convicted thereof, make such order, being either of forfeiture or destruction, as to the Court seems just.
(2) Any timber that has been forfeited under subsection (1) shall be sold by the Board and the proceeds of sale thereof shall be paid to Federal revenue, less any sum that may be certified by the Director General as having been incurred by the Board in effecting the prohibition under section 27 and in carrying out the sale under this section.
(3) If the Court does not make an order under subsection (1) or if no prosecution has been initiated in respect of any timber that has been subjected to prohibition under section 27 within two months of the imposition of the prohibition, the prohibition shall be deemed to have been lifted.
(1) Secrecy shall be maintained by every person carrying out an inspection or examination under section 27 of all matters that come to his knowledge in the course or as a result of the inspection or examination, and of the contents of all books and documents that he may seize and detain under that section.
(2) Any such person who contravenes the requirement of subsection (1) or who communicates any matter required to be kept secret thereunder to any person except for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit.
The Board or any of its members, officers or servants shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to any person by reason of any act or omission or statement made in pursuance of the execution or intended execution of their functions under this Act, unless the act or omission or statement was done or made mala fide or through recklessness or negligence of such members, officers or servants.
Ketua Pengarah boleh melantik mana-mana orang yang berkelayakan untuk menjadi seorang juruanalisis bagi maksud menjalankan suatu analisis terhadap mana-mana kayu dan untuk memperakui gred, spesies, saiznya dan apa-apa spesifikasi yang berhubungan dengan kayu.
(1) Suatu perakuan analisis yang ditandatangani oleh seseorang juruanalisis hendaklah, apabila dikemukakan oleh Lembaga dalam mana-mana perbicaraan di bawah Akta ini, menjadi keterangan yang mencukupi mengenai fakta yang dinyatakan dalam perakuan itu melainkan jika tertuduh menghendaki supaya juruanalisis itu dipanggil sebagai seorang saksi yang, dalam hal itu dia hendaklah memberikan suatu notis bertulis kepada Lembaga tidak kurang daripada tiga hari bekerja sebelum permulaan perbicaraan itu.
(2) Jika Lembaga berhasrat untuk memberikan apa-apa perakuan yang disebut dalam subseksyen (1) sebagai keterangan, ia hendaklah menyerahkan suatu salinan perakuan itu kepada tertuduh tidak kurang daripada sepuluh hari bekerja sebelum permulaan perbicaraan itu.
Jika adalah perlu untuk memeriksa atau menguji mana-mana kayu yang disita di bawah Akta ini, maka adalah mencukupi untuk
memeriksa atau menguji hanya suatu sampel representatif dari setiap jenis atau perihalan kayu yang berlainan.
Jika mana-mana kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita di bawah Akta ini dipegang dalam jagaan Lembaga sementara menunggu penyelesaian apa-apa prosiding berkenaan dengan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, kos bagi memegangnya dalam jagaan hendaklah, sekiranya mana-mana orang yang disabitkan atas kesalahan itu, menjadi hutang yang kena dibayar kepada Lembaga oleh orang itu dan bolehlah didapatkan dengan sewajarnya.
Tiada seorang pun boleh, dalam apa-apa prosiding di hadapan mana-mana Mahkamah berkenaan dengan penyitaan mana-mana kayu, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita pada menjalankan atau berupa sebagai menjalankan mana-mana kuasa yang diberikan di bawah Akta ini, berhak mendapat kos prosiding itu atau apa-apa ganti rugi atau relief lain melainkan jika penyitaan itu dibuat tanpa sebab yang munasabah.
Part V — Miscellaneous
Whoever, in purported exercise of the powers under section 27, vexatiously and unnecessarily seizes or detains any books, documents or other things, or in like manner prohibits the sale or export of any timber is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to both.
Prosecution in respect of offences under this Act or any regulation made thereunder may be conducted by the Director General or any officer of the Board so authorized in writing in that behalf by the Director General.
(1) Any offence against this Act or against any regulation made thereunder which is prescribed to be a compoundable offence may be compounded by the Director General or by any officer of the Board specially authorized in writing in that behalf by accepting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum of money not exceeding two thousand ringgit.
(2) Upon receipt of the payment under subsection (1) no further proceedings shall be taken against such person and any timber which is subject to a prohibitory notice under section 27 shall be released subject to any term and condition as to the proper rectification of the contravention, unless the timber consists of products the export of which is prohibited by any written law, in which case such timber shall be forfeited.
(1) Kecuali sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan dalam subseksyen
(2) dan (3), tiada saksi dalam mana-mana prosiding sivil atau jenayah boleh dikehendaki atau dibenarkan menzahirkan nama atau alamat pemberi maklumat atau isi maklumat yang diterima daripadanya atau menyatakan apa-apa perkara, yang mungkin menyebabkan pemberi maklumat itu diketahui.
(2) Jika apa-apa buku, rekod, akaun, dokumen atau data berkomputer yang menjadi keterangan atau yang boleh diperiksa dalam mana-mana prosiding sivil atau jenayah mengandungi apa-apa catatan yang dalamnya mana-mana pemberi maklumat dinamakan atau diperihalkan atau yang mungkin menyebabkan pemberi maklumat diketahui, Mahkamah hendaklah menyebabkan semua rangkap sedemikian ditutup daripada penglihatan atau dipadamkan hanya setakat yang perlu untuk melindungi pemberi maklumat daripada diketahui.
(3) Jika dalam perbicaraan bagi apa-apa kesalahan di bawah Akta ini Mahkamah selepas siasatan penuh tentang kes itu mempercayai bahawa pemberi maklumat itu dengan sengaja membuat dalam aduannya suatu pernyataan material yang dia tahu atau percaya adalah palsu atau tidak percaya adalah benar, atau jika dalam mana-mana prosiding lain Mahkamah berpendapat bahawa keadilan tidak dapat dicapai sepenuhnya antara pihak-pihak dalam prosiding itu tanpa mengetahui pemberi maklumat itu, Mahkamah boleh menghendaki pengemukaan aduan asal, jika bertulis, dan membenarkan siasatan dan menghendaki penzahiran sepenuhnya, berkenaan dengan pemberi maklumat itu.
Akta Perlindungan Pihak Berkuasa Awam 1948 [Akta 198] hendaklah terpakai bagi mana-mana tindakan, guaman, pendakwaan atau prosiding terhadap Lembaga, atau terhadap mana-mana anggota,
mana-mana anggota sesuatu jawatankuasa, atau mana-mana pegawai, pekhidmat atau ejen Lembaga, berkenaan dengan apa-apa perbuatan, keabaian atau keingkaran yang dibuat atau dilakukan olehnya atas sifat yang sedemikian.
(1) Menteri boleh melalui perintah yang disiarkan dalam Warta mengecualikan mana-mana orang, golongan orang atau apa-apa aktiviti berhubung dengan kayu daripada kesemua atau mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini.
(2) Menteri boleh mengenakan apa-apa terma dan syarat sebagaimana yang difikirkannya patut atas apa-apa pengecualian di bawah subseksyen (1).
Part V — Miscellaneous
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other written law, a Sessions Court shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder and to impose the full penalty provided for by this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder.
The Minister may from time to time, after consulting the Board, amend the First Schedule.
Any person who is guilty of any offence under this Act or the rules or regulations thereunder for which no penalty is specially prescribed is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
Where any offence against any provision of this Act or any regulation made thereunder has been committed by a body of persons, incorporated or otherwise, any person who at the time of
the commission of the offence was a director, secretary, controller or any other similar officer having charge of such body of persons or was purporting to act in such capacity shall be guilty of that offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his consent or connivance and that he has exercised all such diligence to prevent the commission of the offence as he ought to have exercised having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all the circumstances.
Where any person (who in this section is referred to as the “principal”) would be liable under this Act to any punishment or penalty for any offence, act, omission, neglect or default, he shall be liable to the same punishment or penalty for every such offence, act, omission, neglect or default of any of his clerk, servant or agent or of the clerk or servant of such agent:
Provided that such offence, act, omission, neglect or default was committed by the principal’s clerk or servant in the course of the employment, or by the agent when acting on behalf of the principal, or by the clerk or servant of such agent in the course of his employment by such agent or otherwise on behalf of the agent.
(1) The Minister may, after consulting the Board, make such rules and regulations, except those that the Board is empowered to make under subsection (2), as appear to him to be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Act and, without prejudice to the generality of this subsection, such rules and regulations may—
(a) prescribe the form of contract to be adopted by persons selling or buying timber locally and the terms and conditions to be included in such contracts;
(b) prescribe the procedure to be followed in showing cause under section 17;
(c) prescribe the form of the prohibitory notice under section 27; and
(d) specify the offences that are compoundable and prescribe the compounding and the methods thereof.
(2) The Board may from time to time, with the approval of the Minister, by rules or regulations—
(a) prescribe the manner of applying for registration under this Act, the particulars to be supplied by an applicant, the manner of registration, the fees payable therefor, the conditions or restrictions to be imposed and the form of certificates to be issued upon registration;
(b) prescribe the standards of processing and methods of seasoning, preserving, grading, bundling or packaging timber, and the fees payable for grading;
(c) prescribe the minimum standards of hygiene to be maintained in mills, yards and jetties;
(d) prescribe the methods of fixing timber prices;
(e) prescribe the procedure to be followed by exporters in exporting timber;
(f) Provide for the maintenance of proper standards of conduct in the carrying out of the timber trade and for dealing with infringements thereof;
(ff) prescribe the procedure to be followed for the administration of the Fund;
(g) provide for the calling and conduct of meetings of the Board and its committees;
(h) (Deleted by Act A776);
(i) prescribe the terms and conditions of loans made to employees of the Board under section 19; and
(j) provide for all procedural and other matters, in so far as they do not fall within any of the preceding paragraphs, which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary to be prescribed for the carrying out of or giving effect to the provisions of this Act.
(1) There shall be a Disciplinary Committee of the Board which shall consist of two members to be elected by and from the members of the Board, one of whom shall be elected chairman, and the Director General appointed under subsection 9(1).
(2) The disciplinary authority in respect of every officer and servant of the Board other than the Director General shall be the Disciplinary Committee of the Board established under subsection
(1).
(3) The Disciplinary Committee in respect of the Director General shall consist of the Secretary General of the Ministry responsible for the timber industry as chairman and two members to be elected by and from the members of the Board.
(4) The Director General shall not be a member of the Disciplinary Committee in any proceedings before it in which he is the complainant; his place shall be taken by a member to be elected by and from the members of the Board.
(5) In the exercise of its disciplinary functions, the Disciplinary Committee shall have the power to impose such disciplinary punishment as may be provided for under any regulation that may be made under section 34c.
(6) The Disciplinary Committee may, subject to subsection (7), delegate any of its disciplinary functions, powers or duties to any committee of officers or servants of the Board, in respect of any particular officer or servant of the Board or in respect of any class or category of officers or servants of the Board, and the committee delegated with such functions, powers or duties shall carry out, exercise or discharge them under the direction and control of the Disciplinary Committee which shall have the power to review, rescind or vary any decision or finding of such committee.
(7) No delegation shall be made under subsection (6) so as to enable an officer or servant of the Board to be a member of a committee which may exercise any disciplinary authority over an officer or servant who is superior to him in rank.
(8) Any officer or servant of the Board who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Disciplinary Committee or of any committee delegated with functions, powers or duties under subsection (6) may, within fourteen days, appeal in writing against such decision to the Board which may thereupon affirm, reverse or give such directions on the matter as it deems fit and proper.
(9) The decision of the Board upon such appeal shall be final.
(1) If it appears to the Board that any person who is or was in the employment of the Board—
(a) has failed to collect any moneys owing to the Board for the collection of which he is responsible;
(b) is or was responsible for any payment from the Fund of moneys which ought not to have been made or for any payment of moneys which is not duly vouched;
(c) is or was responsible, directly or indirectly, for any deficiency in, or for the destruction of, any moneys, stamps, securities, stores or other property of the Board;
(d) being or having been an accounting officer, fails or has failed to keep proper accounts or records;
(e) has failed to make any payment, or is or was responsible for any delay in the payment, of moneys from the Fund to any person to whom such payment is due under any contract, agreement or arrangement entered into between that person and the Board,
the Board shall serve on him a written notice calling on him to show cause why he should not be surcharged, and if a satisfactory explanation is not, within fourteen days from the date of service of the notice as aforesaid, furnished to the Board with regard to the failure to collect, payment which ought not to have been made, payment not duly vouched, deficiency or destruction, or failure to keep proper accounts or records, or failure to make payment, or delay in making payment, the Board may surcharge against the said person a sum not exceeding the amount of any such amount not collected, such payment, deficiency, or loss or the value of the property destroyed, as the case may be; and with regard to the failure to keep proper accounts or records, or the failure to make payments, or the delay in making payment, the Board may surcharge against the said person such sum as the Board may think fit.
(2) The Chairman shall cause the Director General to be notified of any surcharge made under subsection (1) and the Director General shall thereupon notify in writing the person surcharged.
(3) The Board may at any time withdraw any surcharge in respect of which a satisfactory explanation has been received or if it otherwise appears that no surcharge should have been made,
and the Chairman shall at once cause the Director General to be notified of such withdrawal.
(4) The amount of any surcharge made under subsection (1) and not withdrawn under subsection (3) shall be a debt due to the Board from the person against whom the surcharge is made and may be sued for and recovered in any court at the suit of the Board and may also be recovered by deduction—
(a) from the salary of the person surcharged if the Board so directs; or
(b) from the pension of the person surcharged if the Board so directs,
by equal monthly instalments not exceeding one fourth of the total monthly salary or pension, as the case may be, of the person.
(1) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make such disciplinary regulations as it deems necessary or expedient to provide for the discipline of the officers and servants of the Board.
(2) The disciplinary regulations made by the Board under this section may include provisions for the interdiction with reduction in salary or in other remuneration, or provisions for the suspension without salary or other remuneration, of an officer or servant of the Board during the pendency of the disciplinary proceedings.
(3) The disciplinary regulations made under this section shall create such disciplinary offences and provide for such disciplinary punishments as the Board may deem appropriate, and the punishment so provided may extend to dismissal or reduction in rank.
(4) The disciplinary regulations made under this section shall, in prescribing the procedure for disciplinary proceedings, provide for an opportunity for representation to be made by the person against whom disciplinary proceedings are taken before a decision is arrived at by the disciplinary authority on the disciplinary charge laid against such person.
(1) The Board shall be responsible to the Minister and the Minister may, from time to time, issue directives on any aspect of the functions of the Board and any such directive shall be binding on the Board.
(2) The Board shall furnish the Minister with such returns, accounts and other information with respect to its property and activities as the Minister may from time to time require.
Part VI — Repeal and transitional provisions
The Malaysian Timber Export Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1966 [Act 12 of 1966] is hereby repealed and the Malaysian Timber Export Industry Board established thereunder (in this Part referred to as “the former Board”) is hereby dissolved.
All powers, rights, privileges, duties, or obligations that immediately before the appointed day were those of the former Board shall devolve as from that day on the Board.
(1) All lands that immediately before the appointed day were vested in, or reserved under any written law relating to land for the purposes of, the former Board shall on that day vest in or be deemed to be reserved for the purposes of the Board, as the case may be.
(2) All property and assets other than land that immediately before the appointed day were vested in the former Board or in any person on behalf of the former Board shall on that day vest in the Board.
All deeds, bonds, agreements, instruments and working arrangements subsisting immediately before the appointed day and affecting any of the property transferred under section 38 shall be in full force and effect against or in favour of the Board and enforceable as fully and effectually as if, instead of the former Board or any person acting on behalf of the former Board, the Board had been named therein or been a party thereto.
(1) Neither the repeal under section 36 nor anything contained in this Act shall affect any person’s liability to be prosecuted or punished for offences committed under the repealed Act before the appointed day, or any proceedings brought before that day in respect of such offences.
(2) Any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the appointed day by or against the former Board or any person acting on behalf of the former Board may be continued or instituted by or against the Board as it might have been by or against the former Board or such person if this Act had not been passed.
(3) Any appeal brought or any leave to appeal applied for on or after the appointed day against a decision given before that day in any legal proceedings to which the former Board was a party may be brought by or against the Board.
All moneys standing in, or due to be paid to, the Fund of the former Board shall on the appointed day be transferred to the Fund established under section 19 of this Act.
Every person who, immediately before the appointed day, was employed as an officer or servant of the former Board shall on that day be employed as an officer or servant, as the case may be, of the Board upon the same terms and conditions of service as those obtaining immediately before the appointed day.
(1) Notwithstanding the repeal under section 36 or any provision of this Act to the contrary—
(a) every person who, immediately before the appointed day, held a valid ordinary or temporary export registration certificate issued to him under the repealed Act shall be deemed to be registered under this Act as an exporter until the expiry date of the certificate and subject to the terms and conditions attached thereto; and
(b) every person who, immediately before the appointed day, held a valid certificate of registration as a timber supplier issued to him under the repealed Act shall be deemed to be registered under this Act as a supplier until the expiry date of the certificate and subject to the terms and conditions attached thereto.
(2) Every certificate by virtue of which a person is deemed, under subsection (1), to be registered under this Act shall be deemed to have been issued under this Act; and the Board may alter the terms and conditions attached to the certificate for the purpose of bringing them into conformity with the policy of the Board on the imposition of conditions and restrictions on registrations under this Act.
(3) Sections 17 and 18 relating to the cancellation of registration shall apply to all persons deemed, under subsection (1), to be registered under this Act.
(4) If a person deemed, under subsection (1), to be registered under this Act desires to be registered under this Act as an exporter or a supplier, as the case may be, after the expiration of the period for which he is deemed to be registered under this Act, he may apply to the Board for registration under section 14, and his application shall be made and treated as a fresh application and not as an application for renewal of registration.
(1) If any difficulty arises in connexion with the transitional provisions contained in this Part, the Minister may by order, subject to subsection (2), make such modifications therein as may appear to him necessary for preventing anomalies.
(2) The Minister shall not exercise the powers conferred by subsection (1) after the expiration of two years from the appointed day.
[Section 2]
DEFINITION OF TIMBER
Wood waste, including sawdust 4401.30
Fuel wood 4401.10
Woodchip 4401.21 4401.22
Wood charcoal 4402.00
Round logs (including round 4403.10 101 4403.10 wood and poles) and roughly 4403.10 102 4403.10 squared or half squared logs 4403.10 103 4403.10 4403.10 104 4403.10 4403.10 105 4403.10 4403.10 106 4403.10 4403.10 107 4403.10 4403.10 108 4403.10 4403.10 109 4403.10 4403.10 110 4403.10 4403.10 111 4403.10 4403.10 112 4403.10 4403.10 113 4403.10 4403.10 114 4403.10 4403.10 115 4403.10 4403.10 116 4403.10 4403.10 117 4403.10 4403.10 118 4403.10 4403.10 119 4403.10 4403.10 120 4403.10 4403.10 121 4403.10 4403.10 122 4403.10 4403.10 123 4403.10 4403.10 124 4403.10 4403.10 125 4403.10
4403.10 151 4403.10 4403.10 152 4403.10 4403.10 153 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 154 4403.10 4403.10 155 4403.10 4403.10 156 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 158 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 160 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 161 4403.10 4403.10 162 4403.10 4403.10 163 4403.10 4403.10 164 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 165 4403.10 4403.10 166 4403.10 4403.10 167 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 169 4403.10 4403.10 170 4403.10 4403.10 171 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 172 4403.10 4403.10 173 4403.10 4403.10 174 4403.10 4403.10 175 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 176 4403.10 4403.10 177 4403.10 4403.10 178 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 180 4403.10 4403.10 181 4403.10 4403.10 182 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 183 4403.10 4403.10 184 4403.10 4403.10 185 4403.10 4403.10 186 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 187 4403.10 4403.10 188 4403.10 4403.10 189 4403.10
4403.10 239 4403.10 4403.10 240 4403.10 4403.10 241 4403.10 4403.10 242 4403.10 4403.10 243 4403.10 4403.10 244 4403.10 4403.10 245 4403.10 4403.10 246 4403.10 4403.10 247 4403.10 4403.10 248 4403.10 4403.10 249 4403.10 4403.10 250 4403.10 4403.10 251 4403.10 4403.10 252 4403.10 4403.10 253 4403.10 4403.10 254 4403.10 4403.10 255 4403.10 4403.10 256 4403.10 4403.10 257 4403.10 4403.10 258 4403.10 4403.10 259 4403.10 4403.10 260 4403.10 4403.10 261 4403.10 4403.10 262 4403.10 4403.10 263 4403.10 4403.10 264 4403.10 4403.10 265 4403.10 4403.10 266 4403.10 4403.10 267 4403.10 4403.10 268 4403.10 4403.10 269 4403.10 4403.10 270 4403.10 4403.10 271 4403.10 4403.10 272 4403.10 4403.10 273 4403.10 4403.10 274 4403.10 4403.10 275 4403.10 4403.10 276 4403.10 4403.10 277 4403.10 4403.10 278 4403.10 4403.10 279 4403.10 4403.10 280 4403.10 4403.10 281 4403.10 4403.10 282 4403.10 4403.10 283 4403.10 4403.10 284 4403.10 4403.10 285 4403.10 4403.10 286 4403.10
4403.10 335 4403.10 4403.10 336 4403.10 4403.10 337 4403.10 4403.10 338 4403.10 4403.10 339 4403.10 4403.10 340 4403.10 4403.10 341 4403.10 4403.10 342 4403.10 4403.10 343 4403.10 4403.10 344 4403.10 4403.10 345 4403.10 4403.10 346 4403.10 4403.10 347 4403.10 4403.10 348 4403.10 4403.10 349 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 351 4403.10 4403.10 352 4403.10 4403.10 353 4403.10 4403.10 354 4403.10 4403.10 355 4403.10 4403.10 356 4403.10 4403.10 357 4403.10 4403.10 358 4403.10 4403.10 359 4403.10 4403.10 360 4403.10 4403.10 361 4403.10 4403.10 362 4403.10 4403.10 363 4403.10 4403.10 364 4403.10 4403.10 365 4403.10 4403.10 366 4403.10 4403.10 367 4403.10 4403.10 368 4403.10 4403.10 369 4403.10 4403.10 370 4403.10 4403.10 371 4403.10 4403.10 372 4403.10 4403.10 373 4403.10 4403.10 374 4403.10 4403.10 375 4403.10 4403.10 376 4403.10 4403.10 377 4403.10 4403.10 378 4403.10 4403.10 379 4403.10 4403.10 380 4403.10 4403.10 381 4403.10 4403.10 382 4403.10 4403.10 383 4403.10 4403.10 384 4403.10
4403.10 435 4403.10 4403.10 436 4403.10 4403.10 437 4403.10 4403.10 438 4403.10 4403.10 439 4403.10 4403.10 440 4403.10 4403.10 441 4403.10 4403.10 442 4403.10 4403.10 443 4403.10 4403.10 444 4403.10 4403.10 445 4403.10 4403.10 446 4403.10 4403.10 447 4403.10 4403.10 448 4403.10 4403.10 449 4403.10 4403.10 450 4403.10 4403.10 451 4403.10 4403.10 452 4403.10 4403.10 453 4403.10 4403.10 454 4403.10 4403.10 455 4403.10 4403.10 456 4403.10 4403.10 457 4403.10 4403.10 458 4403.10 4403.10 459 4403.10 4403.10 460 4403.10 4403.10 461 4403.10 4403.10 462 4403.10 4403.10 463 4403.10 4403.10 464 4403.10 4403.10 465 4403.10 4403.10 466 4403.10 4403.10 467 4403.10 4403.10 468 4403.10 4403.10 469 4403.10 4403.10 470 4403.10 4403.10 471 4403.10 4403.10 472 4403.10 4403.10 473 4403.10 4403.10 474 4403.10 4403.10 475 4403.10 4403.10 476 4403.10 4403.10 477 4403.10 4403.10 478 4403.10 4403.10 479 4403.10 4403.10 480 4403.10 4403.10 481 4403.10 4403.10 482 4403.10
4403.10 932 4403.10 4403.10 933 4403.10 4403.10 934 4403.10 4403.10 935 4403.10 4403.10 936 4403.10 4403.10 937 4403.10 4403.10 938 4403.10 4403.10 939 4403.10 4403.10 940 4403.10 4403.10 941 4403.10 4403.10 942 4403.10 4403.10 943 4403.10 4403.10 944 4403.10 4403.10 945 4403.10 4403.10 946 4403.10 4403.10 947 4403.10 4403.10 948 4403.10 4403.10 949 4403.10 4403.10 950 4403.10 4403.10 4403.10 952 4403.20 4403.10 953 4403.20 4403.10 954 4403.20 4403.10 955 4403.20 4403.10 956 4403.20 4403.10 957 4403.20 4403.10 4403.10 959 4403.20 4403.10 960 4403.20 4403.10 961 4403.20 4403.10 962 4403.20 4403.10 963 4403.20 4403.10 964 4403.20 4403.10 4403.10 966 4403.20 4403.10 967 4403.20 4403.10 968 4403.20 4403.10 969 4403.20 4403.10 970 4403.20 4403.10 971 4403.20 4403.10 4403.10 973 4403.20 4403.10 974 4403.20 4403.10 975 4403.20 4403.10 976 4403.20 4403.10 977 4403.20 4403.10 978 4403.20 4403.10 4403.10 980 4403.31
4403.31 120 4403.32 4403.31 130 4403.32 4403.31 140 4403.32 4403.31 150 4403.32 4403.31 190 4403.32 4403.32 4403.31 4403.31 220 4403.32 4403.31 230 4403.32 4403.31 240 4403.32 4403.31 250 4403.32 4403.31 290 4403.32 4403.32 4403.31 4403.31 320 4403.33 4403.31 330 4403.33 4403.31 340 4403.33 4403.31 350 4403.33 4403.31 390 4403.33 4403.33 4403.32 4403.32 120 4403.33 4403.32 130 4403.33 4403.32 140 4403.33 4403.32 150 4403.33 4403.33 4403.32 4403.33 4403.33 4403.32 4403.32 4403.33 4403.32 230 4403.33 4403.32 240 4403.33 4403.32 250 4403.33 4403.32 290 4403.33 4403.33 4403.32 4403.32 320 4403.33 4403.32 330 4403.33 4403.32 340 4403.33 4403.32 350 4403.33 4403.32 390 4403.33 4403.33 4403.32 4403.32 420 4403.33 4403.32 430 4403.33 4403.32 440 4403.33 4403.32 450 4403.33 4403.32 490 4403.33 4403.33
4403.33 610 4403.99 4403.33 620 4403.99 4403.33 630 4403.99 4403.33 640 4403.99 4403.33 650 4403.99 4403.33 690 4403.99 4403.99 4403.33 710 4403.99 4403.33 720 4403.99 4403.33 730 4403.99 4403.33 740 4403.99 4403.33 750 4403.99 4403.33 790 4403.99 4403.99 4403.33 810 4403.99 4403.33 820 4403.99 4403.33 830 4403.99 4403.33 840 4403.99 4403.33 850 4403.99 4403.33 890 4403.99 4403.99 4403.34 100 4403.99 4403.34 200 4403.99 4403.34 300 4403.99 4403.34 400 4403.99 4403.99 4403.34 4403.99 4403.34 4403.99 4403.99 4403.35 4403.99 4403.35 200 4403.99 4403.35 300 4403.99 4403.35 400 4403.99 4403.35 500 4403.99 4403.35 900 4403.99 4403.99 4403.91 100 4403.99 4403.91 200 4403.99 4403.91 300 4403.99 4403.91 400 4403.99 4403.91 500 4403.99 4403.91 900 4403.99 4403.99 4403.92 100 4403.99 4403.92 200 4403.99 4403.92 300 4403.99 4403.92 400 4403.99 4403.92 500 4403.99 4403.92 900 4403.99 4403.99 4403.99
4403.99 4403.99 153 4403.99 4403.99 154 4403.99 4403.99 155 4403.99 4403.99 156 4403.99 4403.99 157 4403.99 4403.99 158 4403.99 4403.99 159 4403.99 4403.99 160 4403.99 4403.99 161 4403.99 4403.99 162 4403.99 4403.99 163 4403.99 4403.99 164 4403.99 4403.99 165 4403.99 4403.99 166 4403.99 4403.99 167 4403.99 4403.99 168 4403.99 4403.99 169 4403.99 4403.99 170 4403.99 4403.99 171 4403.99 4403.99 172 4403.99 4403.99 173 4403.99 4403.99 174 4403.99 4403.99 175 4403.99 4403.99 176 4403.99 4403.99 177 4403.99 4403.99 178 4403.99 4403.99 179 4403.99 4403.99 180 4403.99 4403.99 181 4403.99 4403.99 182 4403.99 4403.99 183 4403.99 4403.99 184 4403.99 4403.99 185 4403.99 4403.99 186 4403.99 4403.99 187 4403.99 4403.99 188 4403.99 4403.99 189 4403.99 4403.99 190 4403.99 4403.99 191 4403.99 4403.99 192 4403.99 4403.99 193 4403.99 4403.99 194 4403.99 4403.99 195 4403.99 4403.99 196 4403.99 4403.99 197 4403.99 4403.99 198 4403.99 4403.99 199 4403.99
4403.99 248 4403.99 4403.99 249 4403.99 4403.99 250 4403.99 4403.99 251 4403.99 4403.99 252 4403.99 4403.99 253 4403.99 4403.99 4403.99 255 4403.99 4403.99 256 4403.99 4403.99 257 4403.99 4403.99 258 4403.99 4403.99 259 4403.99 4403.99 260 4403.99 4403.99 261 4403.99 4403.99 262 4403.99 4403.99 263 4403.99 4403.99 264 4403.99 4403.99 265 4403.99 4403.99 266 4403.99 4403.99 267 4403.99 4403.99 268 4403.99 4403.99 269 4403.99 4403.99 270 4403.99 4403.99 271 4403.99 4403.99 272 4403.99 4403.99 273 4403.99 4403.99 274 4403.99 4403.99 275 4403.99 4403.99 276 4403.99 4403.99 277 4403.99 4403.99 278 4403.99 4403.99 279 4403.99 4403.99 280 4403.99 4403.99 281 4403.99 4403.99 282 4403.99 4403.99 283 4403.99 4403.99 284 4403.99 4403.99 285 4403.99 4403.99 286 4403.99 4403.99 287 4403.99 4403.99 288 4403.99 4403.99 289 4403.99 4403.99 290 4403.99 4403.99 291 4403.99 4403.99 292 4403.99 4403.99 293 4403.99
4403.99 340 4403.99 4403.99 341 4403.99 4403.99 342 4403.99 4403.99 343 4403.99 4403.99 344 4403.99 4403.99 345 4403.99 4403.99 346 4403.99 4403.99 347 4403.99 4403.99 348 4403.99 4403.99 349 4403.99 4403.99 350 4403.99 4403.99 351 4403.99 4403.99 352 4403.99 4403.99 353 4403.99 4403.99 354 4403.99 4403.99 4403.99 356 4403.99 4403.99 357 4403.99 4403.99 358 4403.99 4403.99 359 4403.99 4403.99 360 4403.99 4403.99 361 4403.99 4403.99 362 4403.99 4403.99 363 4403.99 4403.99 364 4403.99 4403.99 365 4403.99 4403.99 366 4403.99 4403.99 367 4403.99 4403.99 368 4403.99 4403.99 369 4403.99 4403.99 370 4403.99 4403.99 371 4403.99 4403.99 372 4403.99 4403.99 373 4403.99 4403.99 374 4403.99 4403.99 375 4403.99 4403.99 376 4403.99 4403.99 377 4403.99 4403.99 378 4403.99 4403.99 379 4403.99 4403.99 380 4403.99 4403.99 381 4403.99 4403.99 382 4403.99 4403.99 383 4403.99 4403.99 384 4403.99
4403.99 430 4403.99 4403.99 431 4403.99 4403.99 432 4403.99 4403.99 433 4403.99 4403.99 434 4403.99 4403.99 435 4403.99 4403.99 436 4403.99 4403.99 437 4403.99 4403.99 438 4403.99 4403.99 439 4403.99 4403.99 440 4403.99 4403.99 441 4403.99 4403.99 442 4403.99 4403.99 443 4403.99 4403.99 444 4403.99 4403.99 445 4403.99 4403.99 446 4403.99 4403.99 447 4403.99 4403.99 448 4403.99 4403.99 449 4403.99 4403.99 450 4403.99 4403.99 451 4403.99 4403.99 452 4403.99 4403.99 453 4403.99 4403.99 4403.99 455 4403.99 4403.99 456 4403.99 4403.99 457 4403.99 4403.99 458 4403.99 4403.99 459 4403.99 4403.99 460 4403.99 4403.99 461 4403.99 4403.99 462 4403.99 4403.99 463 4403.99 4403.99 464 4403.99 4403.99 465 4403.99 4403.99 466 4403.99 4403.99 467 4403.99 4403.99 468 4403.99 4403.99 469 4403.99 4403.99 470 4403.99 4403.99 471 4403.99 4403.99 472 4403.99 4403.99 473 4403.99 4403.99 474 4403.99 4403.99 475 4403.99
4403.99 522 4403.99 4403.99 523 4403.99 4403.99 524 4403.99 4403.99 525 4403.99 4403.99 526 4403.99 4403.99 527 4403.99 4403.99 528 4403.99 4403.99 529 4403.99 4403.99 530 4403.99 4403.99 531 4403.99 4403.99 532 4403.99 4403.99 533 4403.99 4403.99 534 4403.99 4403.99 535 4403.99 4403.99 536 4403.99 4403.99 537 4403.99 4403.99 538 4403.99 4403.99 539 4403.99 4403.99 540 4403.99 4403.99 541 4403.99 4403.99 542 4403.99 4403.99 543 4403.99 4403.99 544 4403.99 4403.99 545 4403.99 4403.99 546 4403.99 4403.99 547 4403.99 4403.99 548 4403.99 4403.99 549 4403.99 4403.99 550 4403.99 4403.99 551 4403.99 4403.99 552 4403.99 4403.99 553 4403.99 4403.99 554 4403.99 4403.99 4403.99 556 4403.99 4403.99 557 4403.99 4403.99 558 4403.99 4403.99 559 4403.99 4403.99 560 4403.99 4403.99 561 4403.99 4403.99 562 4403.99 4403.99 563 4403.99 4403.99 564 4403.99 4403.99 565 4403.99 4403.99
4403.99 911 4403.99 4403.99 912 4403.99 4403.99 913 4403.99 4403.99 914 4403.99 4403.99 915 4403.99 4403.99 916 4403.99 4403.99 917 4403.99 4403.99 918 4403.99 4403.99 919 4403.99 4403.99 920 4403.99 4403.99 921 4403.99 4403.99 922 4403.99 4403.99 923 4403.99 4403.99 924 4403.99 4403.99 925 4403.99 4403.99 926 4403.99 4403.99 927 4403.99 4403.99 928 4403.99 4403.99 929 4403.99 4403.99 930 4403.99 4403.99 931 4403.99 4403.99 932 4403.99 4403.99 933 4403.99 4403.99 934 4403.99 4403.99 935 4403.99 4403.99 936 4403.99 4403.99 937 4403.99 4403.99 938 4403.99 4403.99 939 4403.99 4403.99 940 4403.99 4403.99 941 4403.99 4403.99 942 4403.99 4403.99 943 4403.99 4403.99 944 4403.99 4403.99 945 4403.99 4403.99 946 4403.99 4403.99 947 4403.99 4403.99 948 4403.99 4403.99 949 4403.99 4403.99 950 4403.99 4403.99 951 4403.99 4403.99 952 4403.99 4403.99 953 4403.99 4403.99 954 4403.99 4403.99
Roughly trimmed wooden 4404.10 900 4404.20 sticks Ground wood (woodwool, 4405.00 100 4405.00 wood flour) Railway or tramway 4406.10 110 4406.90 sleepers (cross-ties) 4406.10 120 4406.90 4406.10 130 4406.90 4406.10 190 4406.90
4406.10 210 4406.90 4406.10 220 4406.90 4406.90 230 4406.90 4406.90 290 4406.90
Rough sawn timber 4407.10 110 4407.21 4407.10 120 4407.21 4407.10 130 4407.21 4407.10 4407.10 150 4407.21 4407.10 210 4407.21 4407.10 4407.10 230 4407.21 4407.10 240 4407.21 4407.10 250 4407.21
4407.10 310 4407.21 4407.10 320 4407.21 4407.10 330 4407.21 4407.10 4407.10 350 4407.21 4407.10 910 4407.21 4407.10 4407.10 930 4407.21 4407.10 940 4407.21 4407.10 950 4407.21
4407.21 111 4407.21 4407.21 112 4407.21 4407.21 113 4407.21
4407.21 122 4407.21 4407.21 123 4407.21
4407.21 131 4407.21 4407.21 141 4407.21 4407.21 142 4407.21 4407.21 143 4407.21
4407.21 341 4407.21 4407.21 342 4407.21 4407.21 343 4407.21 4407.21 351 4407.21 4407.21 352 4407.21 4407.21 354 4407.21 4407.21 411 4407.21 4407.21 412 4407.21 4407.22 4407.21 421 4407.22 4407.21 422 4407.22 4407.21 423 4407.22 4407.22 4407.21 432 4407.23 4407.21 433 4407.23 4407.23 4407.21 441 4407.23 4407.21 442 4407.23 4407.91 4407.21 451 4407.91 4407.21 452 4407.91 4407.21 453 4407.91 4407.91 4407.21 512 4407.92 4407.21 513 4407.92 4407.92 4407.21 521 4407.92 4407.21 522 4407.92 4407.99 4407.21 531 4407.99 4407.21 532 4407.99 4407.21 533 4407.99 4407.99
4407.99 106 4407.99 4407.99 107 4407.99 4407.99 108 4407.99 4407.99 109 4407.99 4407.99 110 4407.99 4407.99 111 4407.99 4407.99 112 4407.99 4407.99 113 4407.99 4407.99 114 4407.99 4407.99 115 4407.99 4407.99 116 4407.99 4407.99 117 4407.99 4407.99 118 4407.99 4407.99 119 4407.99 4407.99 120 4407.99 4407.99 121 4407.99 4407.99 122 4407.99 4407.99 123 4407.99 4407.99 124 4407.99 4407.99 125 4407.99 4407.99 126 4407.99 4407.99 127 4407.99 4407.99 128 4407.99 4407.99 129 4407.99 4407.99 130 4407.99 4407.99 131 4407.99 4407.99 132 4407.99 4407.99 133 4407.99 4407.99 134 4407.99 4407.99 135 4407.99 4407.99 136 4407.99 4407.99 137 4407.99 4407.99 138 4407.99 4407.99 139 4407.99 4407.99 140 4407.99 4407.99 141 4407.99 4407.99 142 4407.99 4407.99 143 4407.99 4407.99 144 4407.99 4407.99 145 4407.99 4407.99 146 4407.99 4407.99 147 4407.99 4407.99 148 4407.99
4407.99 192 4407.99 4407.99 193 4407.99 4407.99 194 4407.99 4407.99 195 4407.99 4407.99 196 4407.99 4407.99 197 4407.99 4407.99 198 4407.99 4407.99 199 4407.99 4407.99 4407.99 201 4407.99 4407.99 202 4407.99 4407.99 203 4407.99 4407.99 204 4407.99 4407.99 205 4407.99 4407.99 206 4407.99 4407.99 207 4407.99 4407.99 208 4407.99 4407.99 209 4407.99 4407.99 210 4407.99 4407.99 211 4407.99 4407.99 212 4407.99 4407.99 213 4407.99 4407.99 214 4407.99 4407.99 215 4407.99 4407.99 216 4407.99 4407.99 217 4407.99 4407.99 218 4407.99 4407.99 219 4407.99 4407.99 220 4407.99 4407.99 221 4407.99 4407.99 222 4407.99 4407.99 223 4407.99 4407.99 224 4407.99 4407.99 225 4407.99 4407.99 226 4407.99 4407.99 227 4407.99 4407.99 228 4407.99 4407.99 229 4407.99 4407.99 230 4407.99 4407.99 231 4407.99 4407.99 232 4407.99 4407.99 233 4407.99
4407.99 276 4407.99 4407.99 277 4407.99 4407.99 278 4407.99 4407.99 279 4407.99 4407.99 280 4407.99 4407.99 281 4407.99 4407.99 282 4407.99 4407.99 283 4407.99 4407.99 284 4407.99 4407.99 285 4407.99 4407.99 286 4407.99 4407.99 287 4407.99 4407.99 288 4407.99 4407.99 289 4407.99 4407.99 290 4407.99 4407.99 291 4407.99 4407.99 292 4407.99 4407.99 293 4407.99 4407.99 294 4407.99 4407.99 295 4407.99 4407.99 296 4407.99 4407.99 297 4407.99 4407.99 298 4407.99 4407.99 299 4407.99 4407.99 4407.99 301 4407.99 4407.99 302 4407.99 4407.99 303 4407.99 4407.99 304 4407.99 4407.99 305 4407.99 4407.99 306 4407.99 4407.99 307 4407.99 4407.99 308 4407.99 4407.99 309 4407.99 4407.99 310 4407.99 4407.99 311 4407.99 4407.99 312 4407.99 4407.99 313 4407.99 4407.99 314 4407.99 4407.99 315 4407.99 4407.99 316 4407.99 4407.99 317 4407.99
4407.99 360 4407.99 4407.99 361 4407.99 4407.99 362 4407.99 4407.99 363 4407.99 4407.99 364 4407.99 4407.99 365 4407.99 4407.99 366 4407.99 4407.99 367 4407.99 4407.99 368 4407.99 4407.99 369 4407.99 4407.99 370 4407.99 4407.99 371 4407.99 4407.99 372 4407.99 4407.99 373 4407.99 4407.99 374 4407.99 4407.99 375 4407.99 4407.99 376 4407.99 4407.99 377 4407.99 4407.99 378 4407.99 4407.99 379 4407.99 4407.99 380 4407.99 4407.99 381 4407.99 4407.99 382 4407.99 4407.99 383 4407.99 4407.99 384 4407.99 4407.99 385 4407.99 4407.99 386 4407.99 4407.99 387 4407.99 4407.99 388 4407.99 4407.99 389 4407.99 4407.99 390 4407.99 4407.99 391 4407.99 4407.99 392 4407.99 4407.99 393 4407.99 4407.99 394 4407.99 4407.99 395 4407.99 4407.99 396 4407.99 4407.99 397 4407.99 4407.99 398 4407.99 4407.99 399 4407.99 4407.99 4407.99 401 4407.99
4407.99 444 4407.99 4407.99 445 4407.99 4407.99 446 4407.99 4407.99 447 4407.99 4407.99 448 4407.99 4407.99 449 4407.99 4407.99 450 4407.99 4407.99 451 4407.99 4407.99 452 4407.99 4407.99 453 4407.99 4407.99 454 4407.99 4407.99 455 4407.99 4407.99 456 4407.99 4407.99 457 4407.99 4407.99 4407.99 459 4407.99 4407.99 460 4407.99 4407.99 461 4407.99 4407.99 462 4407.99 4407.99 463 4407.99 4407.99 464 4407.99 4407.99 465 4407.99 4407.99 466 4407.99 4407.99 467 4407.99 4407.99 468 4407.99 4407.99 469 4407.99 4407.99 470 4407.99 4407.99 471 4407.99 4407.99 472 4407.99 4407.99 473 4407.99 4407.99 474 4407.99 4407.99 475 4407.99 4407.99 476 4407.99 4407.99 477 4407.99 4407.99 478 4407.99 4407.99 479 4407.99 4407.99 480 4407.99 4407.99 481 4407.99 4407.99 482 4407.99 4407.99 483 4407.99 4407.99 484 4407.99 4407.99 485 4407.99
4407.99 528 4407.99 4407.99 529 4407.99 4407.99 530 4407.99 4407.99 531 4407.99 4407.99 532 4407.99 4407.99 533 4407.99 4407.99 534 4407.99 4407.99 535 4407.99 4407.99 536 4407.99 4407.99 537 4407.99 4407.99 538 4407.99 4407.99 539 4407.99 4407.99 540 4407.99 4407.99 541 4407.99 4407.99 542 4407.99 4407.99 543 4407.99 4407.99 544 4407.99 4407.99 545 4407.99 4407.99 546 4407.99 4407.99 547 4407.99 4407.99 548 4407.99 4407.99 549 4407.99 4407.99 550 4407.99 4407.99 551 4407.99 4407.99 552 4407.99 4407.99 553 4407.99 4407.99 554 4407.99 4407.99 555 4407.99 4407.99 556 4407.99 4407.99 557 4407.99 4407.99 558 4407.99 4407.99 559 4407.99 4407.99 560 4407.99 4407.99 561 4407.99 4407.99 562 4407.99 4407.99 563 4407.99
Dressed Timber 4407.10 190 4407.21 4407.10 290 4407.21 4407.10 390 4407.21 4407.10
4407.21 491 4407.99 4407.21 492 4407.99 4407.21 493 4407.99 4407.99 4407.21 591 4407.99 4407.21 592 4407.99 4407.21 593 4407.99 4407.99 4407.21 690 4407.99 4407.99 4407.21 900 4407.99 4407.99 4407.23 900 4407.99 4407.99 4407.91 900 4407.99 4407.99 4407.92 900 4407.99 4407.99 4407.99 901 4407.99 4407.99 902 4407.99 4407.99 903 4407.99 4407.99 904 4407.99 4407.99 905 4407.99 4407.99 906 4407.99 4407.99 907 4407.99 4407.99 908 4407.99 4407.99 909 4407.99 4407.99 910 4407.99 4407.99 911 4407.99 4407.99 912 4407.99 4407.99 913 4407.99 4407.99 914 4407.99 4407.99 915 4407.99 4407.99 916 4407.99 4407.99 917 4407.99 4407.99 918 4407.99 4407.99 919 4407.99 4407.99 920 4407.99 4407.99 921 4407.99 4407.99 922 4407.99 4407.99 923 4407.99 4407.99 924 4407.99 4407.99 925 4407.99 4407.99 926 4407.99 4407.99 927 4407.99 4407.99 928 4407.99
4407.99 975 4407.99 4407.99 976 4407.99 4407.99 977 4407.99 4407.99 978 4407.99 4407.99 979 4407.99 4407.99 980 4407.99 4407.99 981 4407.99 4407.99 982 4407.99 4407.99 983 4407.99 4407.99 984 4407.99 4407.99 985 4407.99 4407.99 986 4407.99 4407.99
Veneer 4408.10 110 4408.20 4408.10 120 4408.20 4408.10 910 4408.20
4408.10 920 4408.10 4408.10 990 4408.10
4408.20 111 4408.20 4408.20 112 4408.20 4408.20 4408.20 4408.20 192 4408.90 4408.20 199 4408.90
4408.90 4408.20 211 4408.90 4408.20 212 4408.90
Moulding, including beadings 4409.10 100 4409.20 4409.10 200 4409.20 4409.10 300 4409.20 4409.10 400 4409.20 4409.20 110 4409.20 4409.20 120 4409.20
Laminated timber 4409.10 900 4409.20 4409.20
Reconstituted wood products 4410.10 110 4410.90 (e.g. particle board/chipboard, 4410.10 120 4410.90 woodwool cement board, wood 4410.10 130 4410.90 cement board, waferboard, 4410.10 910 4410.90 flakeboard, oriented strand board) 4410.10 920 4410.90 4410.10 930 4410.90
Fibreboard (e.g. medium density 4411.11 100 4411.39 fibreboard, insulating board and 4411.11 200 4411.91 hardboard) 4411.11 300 4411.91 4411.19 100 4411.91 4411.19 200 4411.91 4411.19 300 4411.99 4411.21 000 4411.99 4411.29 000 4411.99 4411.31 000 4411.99 Plywood 4412.11 000 4412.21 4412.12 100 4412.21 4412.12 900 4412.91 4412.19 000 4412.91 4412.21 110 4412.91 4412.21 191 4412.91 4412.21 192 4412.91 4412.21 199 4412.91 4412.21 911 4412.91 4412.21 919 4412.91 4412.21 991 4412.91 Blockboard, Laminboard, 4412.29 110 4412.99 Battenboard 4412.29 191 4412.99 4412.29 192 4412.99 4412.29 199 4412.99 4412.29 911 4412.99 4412.29 919 4412.99 4412.29 991 4412.91 4412.29 992 4412.99 4412.29 999 4412.99 Wooden picture frames 4414.00
Wooden packing cases, boxes and crates: of plywood, assembled, 4415.10 unassembled or partly assembled others, assembled 4415.10 others, unassembled or partly 4415.10 assembled Wooden pallets 4415.20 Tool, broom and brush bodies 4417.00 100 4417.00 and handles Joinery (windows, doors and 4418.10 000 4418.20 their frames) Parquet flooring panels 4418.30
Fenders and wallings 4418.90 Articles of wooden furniture 4420.90 (e.g. coat or hat rack, clothes brush, hangers, letter trays for office use, ashtrays and pen-trays Other articles of wood (wood 4421.90 paving blocks) Bamboo 1401.10 Rattan 1401.20 100 1401.20 1401.20 910 1401.20 Chairs and other seats (of wood, rattan and bamboo): seats of rattan and bamboo 9401.50 seats with wooden frame, 9401.61 upholstered seats with wooden frame, others 9401.69 other seats, used in parks, 9401.80 gardens or vestibules, others seats, parts 9401.90 Other furniture and furniture components: wooden furniture of a kind 9403.30 used in offices wooden furniture of a kind 9403.40 used in the kitchen wooden furniture of a kind 9403.50 used in the bedroom other wooden furniture 9403.60 100 9403.60 rattan and bamboo furniture, 9403.80 used in parks, gardens or vestibules, others rattan and bamboo furniture, 9403.80 910 9403.80 others rattan and bamboo furniture, 9403.90 100 9403.90 parts Prefabricated buildings, including 9406.00 houses
[Section 3(2)]
SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS RESPECTING THE BOARD
1. (1) A member of the Board who—
(a) without reasonable cause or the permission in writing of the Chairman has neither been present nor represented by an alternate member, if any, at three consecutive meetings of the Board;
(b) has been found or declared to be of unsound mind;
(c) has become bankrupt or made an arrangement with his creditors; or
(d) has been convicted of any offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude or any offence under this Act or the rules or regulations thereunder,
shall cease to hold office.
(2) Subparagraph (1), other than subparagraph (1)(a), shall apply mutatis mutandis to every alternate member.
(3) There shall be paid to members of the Board, or to such of them as the Minister may determine, such allowances as he may determine.
(4) The appointment of every member and alternate member of the Board shall be published in the Gazette.
(5) No member of the Board shall incur personal liability for loss or damage caused by an act or omission in administering the affairs of the Board, unless the loss or damage is occasioned by an intentionally wrongful act or omission on his part.
2. (1) The Board shall meet at least four times a year.
(2) The quorum of the Board shall be ten.
(3) If at any meeting of the Board neither the Chairman nor the person exercising the functions of the Chairman is present, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside over the meeting.
(4) If on any question to be determined by the Board there is an equality of votes, the Chairman or member presiding shall have a casting vote.
(5) Subject to subparagraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4), the Board shall determine its own procedure.
(6) The seal of the Board shall be authenticated by the Chairman and one other member of the Board, and any document purporting to be sealed by the seal of the Board and so authenticated shall, until the contrary is shown, be deemed to have been validly sealed.
[Section 2 and subsection 5(1)]
RECOGNIZED ASSOCIATIONS
Name Number of Representatives
Timber Exporters Association, Malaysia ... ... ... Timber Trade Federation of Malaysia ... ... ... Bumiputra Timber Traders Association, … ... ... Malaysia Malaysian Plywood Manufacturers’ ... ... ... Association Bumiputra Timber Traders Association, ... ... ... Malaysia Malaysian Wood Moulding Council ... ... ... Malaysian Furniture Industry Council ... ... ...
LAWS OF MALAYSIA
MALAYSIAN TIMBER INDUSTRY BOARD (INCORPORATION) ACT 1973
Cite this legislation
- Official citation
- Act 105
- Source
- lom.agc.gov.my
- Data synced
- Licence
- Official text, free to reproduce (Copyright Act 1987 [Act 332] s 3) ↗
Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1973 [Act 105] (Laws of Malaysia, lom.agc.gov.my). Retrieved via LawPlayer, https://lawplayer.com/my/act/act-105
This text is synced from lom.agc.gov.my. In case of any discrepancy, the authoritative text prevails.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).