Sustainable Energy Development Authority Act 2011 s 45
Sustainable Energy Development Authority Act 2011 s 45
s 45 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 Authority—
(a) no member of the Authority or any of its committees or any employee or agent of the Authority or any person attending any meeting of the Authority 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 sustainable energy laws; and
(b) no other person who has by any means access to any information or document relating to the affairs of the Authority shall disclose such information or document.
(2) Any person contravening subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit 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 Pihak Berkuasa—
(a) tiada anggota Pihak Berkuasa atau mana-mana jawatankuasanya atau mana-mana pekerja atau ejen Pihak Berkuasa atau mana-mana orang yang menghadiri mana-mana mesyuarat Pihak Berkuasa 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 tenaga lestari; dan
(b) tiada seorang lain pun yang, melalui apa-apa cara, mempunyai akses kepada apa-apa maklumat atau dokumen yang berhubungan dengan hal ehwal Pihak Berkuasa boleh menzahirkan maklumat atau dokumen itu.
(2) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi enam bulan atau didenda tidak melebihi lima puluh ribu ringgit atau kedua-duanya.
Text as at 10 November 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).
