False information
Any person who makes, orally or in writing or signs any declaration, return, certificate or other document or who furnishes information required under this Act or under the regulations made under this Act which is untrue, inaccurate or misleading in any particular manner shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Penalty for attempting to obtain money or benefit by false or misleading statement or document
Any person who— (a) attempts to obtain any financial assistance or other benefit provided under this Act by means of false or misleading statement or document; or (b) obtains any financial assistance or other benefit provided under this Act by means of false or misleading statement or document, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Repayment
Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 23, the court may, in addition to imposing a punishment under the section, order the person to make repayment of the amount of money or value of benefit wrongfully obtained together with interest at the rate of ten percent per annum in respect of each day from the day he received the financial assistance or benefit.
Offence by body corporate
(1) Where a body corporate commits an offence under this Act, any person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or was purporting to act in any such capacity or was in any manner or to any extent responsible for the management of any of the affairs of the body corporate or was assisting in such management— (a) may be charged and tried severally or jointly in the same proceedings with the body corporate; and (b) where the body corporate is found guilty of the offence, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence unless, having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all circumstances, he proves— (i) that the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance; and (ii) that he took all reasonable precautions and had exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence. (2) Where any person would be liable under this Act to any punishment or penalty for any act, omission, neglect or default, he shall be liable to the same punishment or penalty for every such act, omission, neglect or default of any employee or agent of his, or of the employee of such agent, if such act, omission, neglect or default was committed— (a) by his employee in the course of his employment; (b) by the agent when acting on his behalf; or (c) by the employee of such agent in the course of his employment by such agent or otherwise on behalf of the agent.
Provisions on this page are reproduced verbatim from official open data. See the attribution line.
Text as at 1 July 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated. Read the official text ↗
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).