s 9 Protection of names, etc., of international organizations
(1) Except with the consent in writing of the Minister, a person (including a body corporate) shall not— (a) use the name or an abbreviation of the name of an international organization in connection with a trade, business, profession, calling or occupation; or (b) use— (i) a seal, emblem or device that is identical with the official seal or emblem of an international organization; (ii) a seal, emblem or device so nearly resembling the official seal or emblem of an international organization as to be capable of being mistaken for that seal or emblem; or (iii) a seal, emblem or device that is capable of being taken to be the official seal or emblem of an international organization. (2) Where, without the consent in writing of the Minister, the name or an abbreviation of the name of an international organization or a seal, emblem or device referred to in paragraph (1)(b)— (a) is used as, or as part of, the name, seal or emblem of an association; (b) is used as, or as part of, the name or emblem of a newspaper or magazine owned by, or published by or on behalf of, an association; or (c) is used by an association in connection with any activity of the association so as to imply that the association is in any way connected with that organization, then— (aa) if the association is a body corporate, the body corporate; or (bb) if the association is not a body corporate, every member of the governing body of the association, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit. (3) No person shall be convicted of an offence against this section in respect of the use of an abbreviation of the name of an international organization if the use occurred in such circumstances or in relation to such matters as to be unlikely to be taken to imply any connection with the organization, unless the prosecution proves that the use was intended to imply such a connection. (4) The conviction of a person of an offence under this section in respect of the use of a name, an abbreviation of a name, a seal, emblem or device does not prevent a further conviction of that person in respect of the use of that name, abbreviation, seal, emblem or device at any time after the first-mentioned conviction. (5) For the purposes of this section— (a) any combination of words or letters, or of both words and letters, that is capable of being understood as referring to an international organization shall be deemed to be an abbreviation of the name of that organization; and (b) if a seal or emblem is declared by the regulations to be the official seal or emblem of an international organization, that seal or emblem shall be taken to be the official seal or emblem of that organization. (6) Proceedings under this section shall not be instituted without the consent in writing of the Attorney General.