A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and where no penalty is expressly provided shall, on conviction—
(a) be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both; and
(b) in the case of a continuing offence, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penalti am
Seseorang yang melanggar atau tidak mematuhi mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan jika tiada penalti diperuntukkan dengan nyata boleh, apabila disabitkan―
(a) didenda tidak melebihi lima ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi satu tahun atau keduaduanya; dan
(b) dalam hal kesalahan yang berterusan, didenda tidak melebihi lima ratus ringgit bagi tiap-tiap hari atau sebahagian daripada sehari selama kesalahan itu berterusan selepas sabitan.
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).
