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s 42 Obligation of secrecy
(1) Except for any of the purposes of this Act or for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings under any written law or where otherwise authorized by the Commission—
(a) no member of the Commission or any of its committees or any employee or agent of the Commission or any person attending any meeting of the Commission or any of its committees, whether during or after his tenure of office or employment, shall disclose any information obtained by him in the course of his duties and which is not published in pursuance of the land public transport laws; and
(b) no other person who has by any means access to any information or document relating to the affairs of the Commission shall disclose such information or document.
(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one
hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.
Malay text (authoritative)
Obligasi kerahsiaan
(1) Kecuali bagi apa-apa maksud Akta ini atau bagi maksud apa-apa prosiding sivil atau jenayah di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis atau jika selainnya dibenarkan oleh Suruhanjaya—
(a) tiada anggota Suruhanjaya atau mana-mana jawatankuasanya atau mana-mana pekerja atau ejen
Suruhanjaya atau mana-mana orang yang menghadiri mana-mana mesyuarat Suruhanjaya atau mana-mana jawatankuasanya, sama ada dalam atau selepas tempoh jawatan atau pekerjaannya, boleh menzahirkan apa-apa maklumat yang didapatinya dalam penjalanan tugasnya dan yang tidak disiarkan menurut undang-undang pengangkutan awam darat; dan
(b) tiada seorang lain pun yang, melalui apa-apa cara, mempunyai akses kepada apa-apa maklumat atau dokumen yang berhubungan dengan hal ehwal Suruhanjaya boleh menzahirkan maklumat atau dokumen itu.
(2) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya.
Text as at 1 July 2015 (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).
