Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 s 32
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 s 32
s 32 Translation
(1) Where an officer of the Commission finds, seizes, detains or takes possession of any book, document or record in the exercise of any power under this Act, and such book, document or record or any part thereof is in a language other than the national language or the English language, or in any sign or code, the officer may require the person who had possession, custody or control of such book, document or record to furnish to the officer a translation in the national language of such book, document or record within such period as, in the opinion of the officer, would be reasonable having regard to the length of the book, document or record, or other circumstances relating to it.
(2) No person shall knowingly furnish a translation under subsection (1) which is not an accurate, faithful and true translation, or knowingly make a translation under that subsection which is not accurate, faithful and true.
(3) Where the person required to furnish a translation under subsection (1) is not the person who is suspected to have committed the offence under investigation, the Commission may reimburse him for such reasonable expenses as he may have incurred in furnishing the translation.
Malay text (authoritative)
Terjemahan
(1) Jika seseorang pegawai Suruhanjaya menjumpai, menyita, menahan atau mengambil milik apa-apa buku, dokumen atau rekod pada menjalankan apa-apa kuasa di bawah Akta ini, dan buku, dokumen atau rekod itu atau mana-mana bahagiannya adalah dalam suatu bahasa selain bahasa kebangsaan atau bahasa Inggeris, atau dalam apa-apa isyarat atau kod, pegawai itu boleh menghendaki orang yang memiliki, menjaga atau mengawal buku, dokumen atau rekod itu supaya memberi pegawai itu terjemahan dalam bahasa kebangsaan bagi buku, dokumen atau rekod itu dalam tempoh yang, pada pendapat pegawai itu, munasabah setelah mengambil kira panjang buku, dokumen atau rekod itu, atau hal keadaan yang berhubungan dengannya.
(2) Tiada seorang pun boleh dengan disedarinya memberikan terjemahan di bawah subseksyen (1) yang tidak betul, tepat dan benar, atau dengan disedarinya membuat terjemahan di bawah subseksyen itu yang tidak betul, tepat dan benar.
(3) Jika orang yang dikehendaki supaya memberikan terjemahan di bawah subseksyen (1) bukanlah orang yang disyaki melakukan kesalahan yang sedang disiasat itu, Suruhanjaya boleh membayar balik kepada orang itu apa-apa belanja yang munasabah yang telah dilakukan olehnya pada memberikan terjemahan itu.
Text as at 1 June 2020 (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).
