Sedition Act 1948 s 6
s 6 Evidence
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Evidence Act [Act 56], no person shall be convicted of an offence under section 4 on the uncorroborated testimony of one witness.
(2) No person shall be convicted of any offence referred to in paragraph 4(1)(c) or (d) if the person proves that the publication in respect of which he is charged was printed, published, sold, offered for sale, distributed, reproduced or imported without his authority, consent and knowledge and without any want of due care or caution on his part, or that he did not know and had no reason to believe that the publication had a seditious tendency.
Malay text (authoritative)
Keterangan
(1) Walau apa pun apa-apa jua yang berlawanan dalam Akta Keterangan [Akta 56], tiada seorang pun boleh disabitkan kerana sesuatu kesalahan di bawah seksyen 4 atas testimoni yang tidak disokong yang diberikan oleh seorang saksi.
(2) Tiada seorang pun boleh disabitkan kerana apa-apa kesalahan yang disebut dalam perenggan 4(1)(c) atau (d) jika orang itu membuktikan bahawa penerbitan yang berkenaan dengannya dia dipertuduh itu telah dicetak, diterbitkan, dijual, ditawarkan untuk dijual, diedarkan, dikeluarkan semula atau diimport tanpa kebenaran, persetujuan dan pengetahuannya dan tanpa apa-apa kekurangan hemat atau cermat yang sewajarnya di pihaknya, atau bahawa dia tidak mengetahui dan tidak mempunyai sebab bagi mempercayai bahawa penerbitan itu mempunyai kecenderungan menghasut.
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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).
