Railways Act 1991 s 54
s 54 Intoxication or breach of duty
Any railway official who—
(a) is in a state of intoxication while discharging any duty; or
(b) refuses or neglects to perform his duty or performs the same in an improper manner,
shall, if the duty is such that the intoxication or refusal, neglect or improper performance of the duty, as the case may be, is likely to endanger the safety of any person or goods carried upon the railway, be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
Malay text (authoritative)
Mabuk atau pelanggaran tugas
Mana-mana pegawai keretapi yang—
(a) berada dalam keadaan mabuk semasa menunaikan apaapa tugas; atau
(b) enggan atau abai melaksanakan tugasnya atau melaksanakan tugasnya mengikut cara yang tidak wajar,
jika tugasnya adalah sedemikian sehingga keadaan mabuk, keengganan, keabaian atau pelaksanaan tidak wajar tugasnya itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, berkemungkinan membahayakan keselamatan mana-mana orang atau barang yang dibawa di atas keretapi, melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi tiga ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi satu tahun atau keduaduanya.
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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).
