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Postal Services Act 2012 s 56

Postal Services Act 2012 s 56

s 56 Penalty for unlawfully disclosing contents of postal article

Any person who reveals, discloses or in any way makes known the contents of any postal article opened under the authority of this Act, unless so far as may be necessary for the purpose of returning the postal article or as may be authorized by the Commission in writing, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penalti bagi mendedahkan isi kandungan barang pos secara menyalahi undang-undang

Mana-mana orang yang menzahirkan, mendedahkan atau dengan apa-apa cara lain memberitahu isi kandungan mana-mana barang pos yang dibuka di bawah kuasa Akta ini, melainkan setakat yang perlu bagi maksud mengembalikan barang pos itu atau sebagaimana yang diberi kuasa oleh Suruhanjaya secara bertulis, adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi lima puluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjara selama tempoh tidak melebihi satu tahun, atau kedua-duanya.

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Find Act 741 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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).

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