Child Care Centre Act 1984 s 17
s 17 Offences and penalties
Any person who─
(a) operates or takes part in the management of a child care centre in any premises other than premises specified in the certificate of registration of the child care centre;
(b) in or in connection with any application under this Act makes any statement or furnishes information, whether such statement be oral or written, which is false in any material particular and which he knows or reasonably ought to know is false in such particular;
(c) obstructs the Director General or any authorized officer in the exercise of any of his powers under this Act;
(d) refuses to produce any book, document or other article upon being so required under section 20, or, when so required, furnishes information which is false in material particular and which he knows or reasonably ought to know is false in such particular;
(e) operates or takes part in the management of a child care centre which is operated in any name other than the name in which it is registered;
(f) fails to comply with an order served on him under section 16;
(g) fails to notify the Director General of any change that occurs in any of the circumstances particulars of which are specified in the certificate in accordance with subsection 11(4);
(h) fails to cause a copy of the certificate of registration to be exhibited in accordance with subsection 11(5); or
(i) fails to surrender the certificate of registration upon ceasing to operate a child care centre in accordance with subsection 11(6),
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.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kesalahan dan penalti
Mana-mana orang yang—
(a) menjalankan atau mengambil bahagian dalam pengurusan sesuatu taman asuhan kanak-kanak dalam mana-mana premis selain daripada premis yang dinyatakan dalam perakuan pendaftaran taman asuhan kanak-kanak;
(b) dalam atau berhubungan dengan apa-apa permohonan di bawah Akta ini membuat suatu pernyataan atau memberi maklumat, sama ada kenyataan itu kenyataan lisan atau bertulis, yang palsu mengenai apa-apa butir material dan yang dia tahu atau semunasabahnya patut tahu adalah palsu mengenai butir itu;
(c) menghalang Ketua Pengarah atau mana-mana pegawai diberi kuasa dalam menjalankan apa-apa kuasanya di bawah Akta ini;
(d) enggan mengemukakan apa-apa buku, dokumen atau barang lain apabila dikehendaki berbuat demikian di bawah seksyen 20, at au, apabila dikehendak i sedemikian, memberi maklumat yang palsu mengenai butir material dan yang dia tahu atau semunasabahnya patut tahu adalah palsu mengenai butir itu;
(e) menjalankan atau mengambil bahagian dalam pengurusan taman asuhan kanak-kanak yang dijalankan
dengan apa jua nama lain daripada nama ianya didaftarkan;
(f) gagal mematuhi sesuatu perintah yang disampaikan kepadanya di bawah seksyen 16;
(g) gagal memberitahu Ketua Pengarah tentang apa-apa perubahan yang berlaku dalam apa-apa hal keadaan yang butir-butirnya dinyatakan dalam perakuan itu mengikut subseksyen 11(4);
(h) gagal menyebabkan suatu salinan perakuan pendaftaran itu dipamerkan mengikut subseksyen 11(5); atau
(i) gagal menyerahkan perakuan pendaft aran it u apabila ber hent i mengendalikan suatu taman asuhan kanak-kanak mengikut subseksyen 11(6),
bersalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh dikenakan denda tidak melebihi sepuluh ribu ringgit atau penjara selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya.
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Text as at 1 December 2011 (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).
