Counsellors Act 1998 s 45
s 45 General penalty
A person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act for which no penalty is expressly provided shall on conviction—
(a) be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or 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 mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini yang baginya 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.
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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).