s 4 Offence of money laundering
(1) Any person who—
(a) engages in, or attempts to engage in; or
(b) abets the commission of,
money laundering, commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five million ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
(2) A person may be convicted of an offence under subsection
(1) irrespective of whether there is a conviction in respect of a serious offence or foreign serious offence or that a prosecution has been initiated for the commission of a serious offence or foreign serious offence.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kesalahan pengubahan wang haram
(1) Mana-mana orang yang—
(a) melibatkan diri, atau cuba untuk melibatkan diri dalam; atau
(b) bersubahat dengan pelakuan,
pengubahan wang haram melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh didenda tidak melebihi lima juta ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi lima tahun atau keduaduanya.
(2) Seseorang boleh disabitkan atas suatu kesalahan di bawah subseksyen (1) tanpa mengira sama ada terdapat suatu sabitan berkenaan dengan suatu kesalahan berat atau kesalahan berat asing atau suatu pendakwaan telah dimulakan bagi pelakuan suatu kesalahan berat atau kesalahan berat asing.
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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).
