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Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 s 91

Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 s 91

This legislation has been repealed. Do not cite it as law in force.

s 91 Penalty for offences in relation to goods, invoices and receipts

(1) Any person who acquires possession of or deals with any goods, or accepts the supply of any services, having reasonable cause to believe that tax on the supply of goods or services or on the importation of the goods has been or will be evaded, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable— (a) to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both; and (b) to a penalty of two times the amount of the tax. (2) In any prosecution under subsection (1), any evasion of tax shall be deemed to be with the knowledge of the accused unless the contrary be proved by the accused. (3) Any person other than a registered person who issues an invoice or a receipt showing an amount as being tax or as being attributable to tax commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable— (a) to a fine not exceeding thirty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both; and (b) to a penalty of two times the amount of tax so shown.

Malay text (authoritative)

Penalti bagi kesalahan berhubung dengan barang, invois dan resit

(1) Mana-mana orang yang mendapat milikan atau berurusan dengan apa-apa barang, atau menerima pembekalan apa-apa perkhidmatan, yang mempunyai sebab yang munasabah untuk mempercayai bahawa cukai ke atas pembekalan barang atau perkhidmatan atau bagi pengimportan barang telah atau akan dielakkan, melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan— (a) didenda tidak melebihi tiga puluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya; dan (b) dikenakan penalti dua kali ganda amaun cukai itu. (2) Dalam apa-apa pendakwaan di bawah subseksyen (1), apa-apa pengelakan cukai hendaklah disifatkan sebagai berada dalam pengetahuan tertuduh melainkan jika dibuktikan sebaliknya oleh tertuduh itu. (3) Mana-mana orang selain orang berdaftar yang mengeluarkan suatu invois atau suatu resit yang menunjukkan suatu amaun sebagai dicukai atau sebagai yang boleh dihubungkaitkan dengan cukai melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan— (a) didenda tidak melebihi tiga puluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya; dan (b) dikenakan penalti dua kali ganda amaun cukai yang ditunjukkan sedemikian.

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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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