Geological Survey Act 1974 s 18
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s 18 General penalty
(1) Any person who contravenes any provision of this Act or who fails to comply with any lawful direction, notice, condition or restriction imposed thereunder, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit and in addition to a fine of fifty ringgit a day for every day during which the contravention or failure continues.
(2) Where no other penalty is specifically provided in any regulations made under this Act any person who contravenes the provisions of such regulations shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit and in addition to a fine of twenty five ringgit a day for every day during which the contravention continues.
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Seseorang yang melanggar sesuatu peruntukan Penaltiam Akta ini atau yang mungkir mematuhi sesuatu arahan, notis. syarat atau sekatan yang sah di sisi undang-undang yang dikenakan di bawannya, adalah bersalah atas suatu kesalahan terhadap Akta ini dan apabila disabitkan boleh dikenakan denda tidak lebih daripada sepuluh ribu ringgit dan sebagai tambahan boleh dikenakan denda sebanyak lima puluh ringgit sehari bagi tiap-tiap hari pelanggaran atau kemungkiran itu berterusan.
(2) Jika tiada apa-apa penalti lain diperuntukkan secara tertențu dalam mana-mana peraturan yang dibuat di bawah Akta in1, seseorang yang melanggar peruntukan-peruntukan peraturan itu adalah bersalah atas suatu kesalahan terhadap Akta ini dan apabila disabitkan boleh dikenakan denda tidak lebih daripada lıma ribu ringgit dan sebagai tambahan boleh dikenakan denda sebanyak dua puluh lima ringgit sehari bagi tiap-tiap hari pelanggaran itu berterusan.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
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).
