Obligation of secrecy
(1) Except for any of the purposes of this Act or for any civil or criminal proceedings under any written law, no member, officer or servant of the Board shall disclose any information which has been obtained by him in the course of his duties and which is not published in pursuance of this Act.
(2) Any person contravening subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to both.
Power to make regulations
(1) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, make such regulations as may be expedient or necessary for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made for—
(a) prescribing the manner in which documents, cheques and instruments of any description shall be signed or executed on behalf of the Board;
(b) prescribing the responsibilities and control of officers and servants of the Board;
(c) imposing fees in such cases as may be determined by the Board;
(d) providing generally for the performance of the functions, the exercise of the powers and the discharge of the duties of the Board under the provisions of this Act.
(3) Regulations under this section—
(a) may provide that any act or omission in contravention of any provision thereof shall be an offence; and
(b) may provide for the imposition of penalties for such offence, which penalties shall not exceed five thousand ringgit or one year’s imprisonment or both.
