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Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, Anti-Restricted Activity Financing and Proceeeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 s 37

Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, Anti-Restricted Activity Financing and Proceeeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 s 37

s 37 Delivery of property, record, report or document

(1) An investigating officer may, by a notice in writing, require any person to deliver to him any property, record, report or document which he has reason to suspect has been used in the commission of an offence under this Act or is able to assist in the investigation of an offence under this Act that is in the possession or custody of, or under the control of, that person or within the power of that person to furnish. (2) An investigating officer may grant permission to any person to inspect the property, record, report or document he had detained and taken possession of under subsection (1) if the person is entitled to inspect such property, record, report or document under this Act. (3) A person who— (a) fails to deliver any property, record, report or document that is required by an investigating officer; or (b) obstructs or hinders an investigating officer while exercising any of his powers under subsection (1), commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both, and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for each day during which the offence continues after conviction.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penyerahan harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen

(1) Seseorang pegawai penyiasat boleh, melalui suatu notis bertulis, menghendaki mana-mana orang menyerahkan kepadanya apa-apa harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen yang dia mempunyai sebab untuk mengesyaki telah digunakan dalam pelakuan sesuatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini atau boleh membantu dalam penyiasatan sesuatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini yang berada dalam milikan atau jagaan atau di bawah kawalan orang itu atau yang orang itu mempunyai kuasa untuk memberikannya. (2) Seseorang pegawai penyiasat boleh memberikan kebenaran kepada mana-mana orang untuk memeriksa harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen yang ditahan atau diambil milik oleh pegawai penyiasat itu di bawah subseksyen (1) jika orang itu berhak untuk memeriksa harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen itu di bawah Akta ini. (3) Seseorang yang— (a) tidak menyerahkan apa-apa harta, rekod, laporan atau dokumen yang dikehendaki oleh seseorang pegawai penyiasat; atau (b) menghalang atau menggalang seseorang pegawai penyiasat semasa menjalankan apa-apa kuasanya di bawah subseksyen (1), melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh didenda tidak melebihi satu juta ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi satu tahun atau kedua-duanya, dan, dalam hal kesalahan yang berterusan boleh didenda selanjutnya tidak melebihi satu ribu ringgit bagi setiap hari kesalahan itu berterusan selepas pensabitan.

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Find Act 613 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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).

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