Minor Offences Act 1955 s 30

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s 30 Destroying or disposing of certain goods and articles within ten days of receipt

(1) If any pawnbroker or any dealer in second-hand goods or any worker in platinum, gold or silver or any dealer in platinum, gold or silver articles, within ten days of receipt of any goods or any such metal or articles, or after receiving information from a police officer that any specified goods, metal or articles have been stolen or fraudulently obtained, melts, alters or defaces or parts with or otherwise puts away the same, or causes the same to be melted, altered or defaced or parted with or otherwise put away without the previous permission of the Chief Police Officer, and it is proved that such goods, metal or articles were stolen or fraudulently obtained, such pawnbroker, second-hand dealer, worker or dealer shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both: Provided that, if the value of such goods, metal or articles does not exceed three hundred ringgit this subsection shall have effect as if for the words “ten days” there were substituted the expression “three days (excluding any weekly holiday)”. (2) Where any goods or articles, to which subsection (1) of this section apply, are ordinarily sold or intended to be used together in pairs or sets, then the value of such goods or articles shall, for the purpose of the said subsection, be the value of such pairs or sets of such goods or articles. (3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any pawnbroker or any dealer in second-hand goods or any worker in platinum, gold or silver or any dealer in platinum, gold or silver articles who receives any such goods or metal or articles from another pawnbroker, second-hand dealer, worker or dealer, if such goods, metals or articles have been retained by such lastmentioned pawnbroker, second-hand dealer, worker or dealer for at least the period specified in subsection (1) of this section and appropriate to such goods, metal or articles. GENERAL

Malay text (authoritative)

(1) Jika mana-mana pemegang pajak gadai atau Memusnahmana-mana peniaga barang-barang terpakai atau mana-mana pekerja platinum, emas atau perak atau mana-mana peniaga artikel platinum, emas atau perak, dalam masa sepuluh hari daripada penerimaan apa- artikel apa barang atau apa-apa logam atau artikel ter- tertentu sebut, atau .selepas menerima maklumat daripada dalam masa seorang pegawai polis bahawa apa-apa barang, logam daripada sepuluh hari atau artikel yang dinyatakan telah dicuri atau penerimaan. diperolehi secara fraudan, melebur, mengubah atau mencacat melepas milik selainnya menyimpan barang-barang itu, atau menyebabkan [S.30] barang-barang itu dilebur, diubah atau dicacat atau dilepas milik atau selainnya disimpan tanpa ke enaran dahulu daripada Ketua Pegawai Polis, dai dibuktıkan bahawa barang-barang, logam atau artikel tersebut telah dicuri atau diperolehi secara fraudan, pemegang pajak gadai, peniaga barang-barang terpakai, pekerja atau' peniaga tersebut boleh dikenakan denda tidak melebihi lima ratus ringgit atau penjara selama tempoh tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya: Dengan syarat bahawa, jika nilai barang-barang, logam atau artikel itu tidak melebihi tiga ratus ringgit subseksyen ini hendaklah berkuatkuasa seolaholah perkataan "sepuluh hari" itu digantikan oleh ungkapan "tiga hari (tidak termasuk mana-mana cuti mingguan)" (2) Jika apa-apa barang atau artikel, yang kepadanya peruntukan subseksyen (1) seksyen ini terpakai, adalah secara biasanya dijual atau dicadangkan digunakan bersama dalam pasangan atau set, maka nilai barang-barang atau artikel itu hendaklah, bagi maksud subseksyen tersebut, ialah nilai pasangan atau set barang-barang atau artikel tersebut. (3) Peruntukan-peruntukan seksyen ini tidak terpakai bagi mana-mana pemegang pajak gadai atau mana-mana peniaga barang-barang terpakai atau mana-mana pekerja platinum, emas atau perak atau mana-mana peniaga artikel platinum, emas atau perak yang menerima apa-apa barang, atau logam atau artikel tersebut daripada pemegang pajak gadai, peniaga barang-barang terpakal, pekerja atau peniaga •yang lain, jika barang-barang, logam atau artıke!, itu telah disimpan oleh pemegang pajak gadal, peniaga barang-barang terpakai, pekerja atau peniaga yang disebutkan terdahulu itu selama sekurang-kurangnya bagi tempoh yang dinyatakan dalam subseksyen (1) seksyen ini dan bersesuaian dengan barang-barang, logam atau artikel tersebut. [S. 31-32] AM

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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).

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