(1) Except for the purposes of this Act or of any criminal proceedings under this Act, no authorized officer shall disclose any information with respect to any individual business which has been obtained by him in the course of his duties and which is not published in pursuance of this Act.
(2) A person who knowingly contravenes the provisions of subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kerahsiaan dan penalti
(1) Kecuali bagi maksud Akta ini atau bagi maksud apa-apa prosiding jenayah di bawah Akta ini, tiada pegawai diberi kuasa boleh mendedahkan apa-apa maklumat berkenaan dengan apa-apa urusan
persendirian yang telah diperolehinya semasa menjalankan tugasnya dan yang tidak disiarkan menurut Akta ini.
(2) Seseorang yang dengan diketahuinya melanggar peruntukan subseksyen (1) adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi lima ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi satu tahun atau kedua-duanya.
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).
