This Act may be cited as the Goods Vehicle Levy Act 1983 and shall come into force on such date as the Minister may by notification in the Gazette appoint, and the Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into force of this Act in respect of different parts of Malaysia.
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Goods Vehicle Levy Act 1983
Akta levi kenderaan barang-barang 1983
An Act to provide for the imposition of a levy on all goods vehicles leaving or entering Malaysia and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Director General” means the Director General of Customs and Excise appointed under subsection 3(1) of the Customs Act 1967 [Act 235];
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“goods vehicle” shall have the meaning assigned to it under the *Road Traffic Ordinance 1958 [Ord. 49 of 1958], the Road Vehicles Ordinance 1963 [Sabah Ord. 10 of 1963], and the Road Traffic Ordinance 1960 [Sarawak Ord. 14 of 1960], respectively in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak, whether or not there is in force in respect of such goods vehicle a licence or permit, as the case may be, issued under Part V, Part IV and Part V of those Ordinances respectively;
“proper officer of customs” shall have the same meaning as assigned to that expression in the Customs Act 1967.
(1) Subject to this Act, there shall be charged and levied on every goods vehicle leaving or entering Malaysia a levy known as a goods vehicle levy.
(2) The Minister may by order published in the Gazette, prescribe, from time to time, the amount of the goods vehicle levy to be levied under subsection (1).
(3) Any order made under subsection (2) shall, at the next meeting of the Dewan Rakyat be laid on the table of the Dewan Rakyat and shall, at the expiration of one hundred and twenty days from being so laid or of such extended period as the Dewan Rakyat may, by resolution, direct, cease to have effect if and in so far as it is not confirmed by a resolution passed by the Dewan Rakyat within the said one hundred and twenty days or, if such period has been extended, within such extended period.
(4) The goods vehicle levy shall be paid by the person for the time being driving the goods vehicle.
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*NOTE—The Road Traffic Ordinance 1958 has since been repealed by the Road Transport Act 1987 [Act 333]—see subsection 128(1) of Act 333.
(1) The Minister may by order exempt, in whole or in part and subject to such conditions as he may deem fit to impose, any goods vehicle or class of goods vehicle from section 3.
(2) The Minister may, if he is satisfied that it would be just and proper to do so, in the case of any particular goods vehicle or class of goods vehicle, direct the refund of the whole or any part of the goods vehicle levy paid pursuant to subsection 3(4) during such period as he may specify in the direction, and, in directing such refund, impose such conditions as he may deem fit.
It shall be lawful for the Director General, if it is proved to his satisfaction that any money has been overpaid or erroneously paid as goods vehicle levy under this Act, to order the refund of the money so overpaid or erroneously paid:
Provided that no such refund shall be allowed unless a claim in respect thereof is made within one year after the overpayment or erroneous payment was made.
Any person who fails or refuses to pay any goods vehicle levy in accordance with section 3 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
If any question arises in any proceedings under this Act, or with reference to anything done or proposed to be done under this Act, as to whether a goods vehicle is exempted or belongs to a class of goods
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vehicle exempted under section 4, the onus of proving such fact is on the person pleading such exemption.
(1) The Director General shall have the superintendence of all matters relating to goods vehicle levy, subject to the direction and control of the Minister.
(2) Any proper officer of customs shall, in addition to the duties and powers conferred on him under the Customs Act 1967, have all the duties and powers to enforce and ensure due compliance with the provisions of this Act, including the conduct of prosecution of any offence under this Act.
Where, by this Act, a period is specified within which an act or thing is to be done by a person, and the Minister is satisfied that the act or thing could not be completed in that period due to the occurrence of public emergency or public health crisis, the Minister may, upon such terms and conditions as the Minister thinks fit, extend the period for the completion of the act or thing before the expiration of the period.
(1) Where terms and conditions are imposed pursuant to this Act, the Minister may, on the advice of the Director General, from time to time modify the terms and conditions for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act.
(2) Before modifying the terms and conditions, notice must be given to the person bound by the terms and conditions stating—
(a) the terms and conditions as modified; and
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(b) the date the terms and conditions as modified take effect.
(3) The modified terms and conditions shall not take effect in less than fourteen days from the date the notice is issued under subsection (2).
(4) For the purposes of this section, “modify” means add to, delete or vary.
(1) Every officer when acting against any person under this Act shall, if not in uniform, on demand declare his office and produce, to the person against whom he is acting, such document establishing his identity as the Director General may direct to be carried by such officer.
(2) It shall not be an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any demand made by any officer acting or purporting to act under this Act, if such officer is not in uniform and refuses to declare his office and produce his identification document on demand being made by such person.
(1) The person for the time being driving a goods vehicle shall, on being required by an officer referred to under section 7, produce any registration book, licence, permit or any other similar document issued in respect of such goods vehicle by any authority in Malaysia or any other country.
(2) Any person who fails or refuses to comply with any requirement referred to in subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six weeks or to both.
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(1) The Minister may make regulations for the purpose of carrying out or giving effect to the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by subsection (1), such regulations may provide for—
(a) the collection of goods vehicle levy;
(b) the place at which goods vehicle levy is to be paid and collected.
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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).