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s 76 Freight
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person may demand, collect and retain such freight in connection with a goods vehicle service in excess of such rates of freight as prescribed under this Act.
(2) The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Director General of Land Public Transport, exempt any person from the payment of any freight in relation to a goods vehicle service, subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
(3) Nothing in this section shall prevent a licensed operator of a goods vehicle service from exempting any person, other than persons exempted by the Minister under subsection (2), from paying any freight for any period, if an application for such exemption is made by the licensed operator of a goods vehicle service and such application is approved by the Director General of Land Public Transport in writing, subject to such conditions as it may deem fit.
(4) A person who demands, collects or retains or attempts to demand, collect or retain any freight in contravention of 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 five years or to both.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tambang muatan
(1) Tertakluk kepada subseksyen (2) dan (3), tiada seorang pun boleh menuntut, mengutip dan memegang simpan apa-apa tambang muatan berkaitan dengan suatu perkhidmatan kenderaan barangan yang melebihi apa-apa kadar tambang muatan yang ditetapkan di bawah Akta ini.
(2) Menteri boleh, atas syor Suruhanjaya, mengecualikan mana-mana orang daripada pembayaran apa-apa tambang muatan berhubung dengan suatu perkhidmatan kenderaan barangan, tertakluk kepada apa-apa terma dan syarat yang difikirkannya patut.
(3) Tiada apa jua dalam seksyen ini boleh menghalang seseorang pengendali berlesen perkhidmatan kenderaan barangan daripada mengecualikan mana-mana orang, selain orang yang dikecualikan oleh Menteri di bawah subseksyen (2), daripada membayar apa-apa tambang muatan bagi mana-mana tempoh, jika suatu permohonan bagi pengecualian itu dibuat oleh pengendali berlesen perkhidmatan kenderaan barangan itu dan permohonan itu diluluskan oleh Suruhanjaya secara bertulis, tertakluk kepada apa-apa syarat yang difikirkannya patut.
(4) Seseorang yang menuntut, mengutip atau memegang simpan atau cuba untuk memungut, mengutip atau memegang simpan apa-apa tambang muatan dengan melanggar subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi lima tahun atau kedua-duanya.
Text as at 15 October 2023 (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).
