s 24 Penalty for offence due to anything done or omitted by agent
Any person who would be liable under this Act or any regulation made under section 15 to any penalty for anything done or omitted if the thing had been done or omitted by him personally, shall be liable to the same penalty if the thing had been done or omitted by his agent, unless he proves that he took reasonable precautions to prevent the doing or omission of the thing.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penalti bagi kesalahan kerana apa-apa jua yang dilakukan atau ditinggalkan oleh ejen
Mana-mana orang yang akan boleh dikenakan apa-apa penalti di bawah Akta ini atau mana-mana peraturan yang dibuat di bawah seksyen 15 kerana apa-apa jua perkara yang dilakukan atau ditinggalkan sekiranya perkara itu telah dilakukan atau ditinggalkan olehnya sendiri, boleh dikenakan penalti yang sama jika perkara itu telah dilakukan atau ditinggalkan oleh ejennya, melainkan jika dia membuktikan bahawa dia telah mengambil langkah berjaga-jaga yang munasabah untuk mencegah pelakuan atau peninggalan perkara itu.
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).