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Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 s 97

Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 s 97

This legislation has been repealed. Do not cite it as law in force.

s 97 Offences by bodies of persons, etc.

(1) Where a company, a limited liability partnership, a firm, a society, an association or other body of persons commits an offence under this Act, any person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, compliance officer, partner, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the company, limited liability partnership, firm, society, association or other body of persons or was purporting to act in the capacity or was in any manner or to any extent responsible for the management of any of the affairs of the company, limited liability partnership, firm, society, association or other body of persons or was assisting in the management, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence unless, having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all circumstances, he proves— (a) that the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance; and (b) that he took all reasonable precautions and had exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence. (2) Where any person would be liable under this Act to any punishment, penalty or forfeiture for any act, omission, neglect or default, he shall be liable to the same punishment, penalty or forfeiture for every such act, omission, neglect or default of any employee or agent, or of the employee of the agent, provided that the act, omission, neglect or default was committed by— (a) the employee in the course of his employment; (b) the agent when acting on behalf of the person; or (c) the employee of the agent when acting in the course of his employment in such circumstances that had the act, omission, neglect or default been committed by the agent, his principal would have been liable under this section.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kesalahan oleh kumpulan orang, dsb.

(1) Jika sesuatu syarikat, perkongsian liabiliti terhad, firma, pertubuhan, persatuan atau kumpulan orang lain melakukan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, mana-mana orang yang pada masa pelakuan kesalahan itu ialah seorang pengarah, pegawai pematuhan, rakan kongsi, pengurus, setiausaha atau pegawai lain yang seumpamanya bagi syarikat, perkongsian liabiliti terhad, firma, pertubuhan, persatuan atau kumpulan orang lain itu atau yang berupa sebagai bertindak atas sifat itu atau yang dengan apa-apa cara atau sehingga apa-apa takat bertanggungjawab bagi pengurusan apa-apa hal ehwal syarikat, perkongsian liabiliti terhad, firma, pertubuhan, persatuan atau kumpulan orang lain itu atau membantu dalam pengurusannya, hendaklah disifatkan sebagai bersalah bagi kesalahan itu melainkan jika, dengan mengambil kira jenis fungsinya atas sifat itu dan segala hal keadaan, dia membuktikan— (a) bahawa kesalahan itu telah dilakukan tanpa pengetahuan, persetujuan atau pembiarannya; dan (b) bahawa dia telah mengambil segala langkah yang munasabah dan telah menjalankan segala usaha yang sewajarnya untuk mencegah pelakuan kesalahan itu. (2) Jika mana-mana orang di bawah Akta ini boleh dikenakan apa-apa hukuman, penalti atau pelucuthakan bagi apa-apa perbuatan, peninggalan, pengabaian atau keingkaran, dia boleh dikenakan hukuman, penalti atau pelucuthakan yang sama bagi tiap-tiap perbuatan, peninggalan, pengabaian atau keingkaran itu oleh mana-mana pekerja atau ejen, atau pekerja ejen itu, dengan syarat bahawa perbuatan, peninggalan, pengabaian atau keingkaran itu telah dilakukan oleh— (a) pekerja itu dalam perjalanan pekerjaannya; (b) ejen itu apabila bertindak bagi pihak orang itu; atau (c) pekerja ejen itu semasa bertindak dalam penjalanan pekerjaannya dalam apa-apa hal keadaan yang jika perbuatan, peninggalan, pengabaian atau keingkaran itu telah dilakukan oleh ejen itu, prinsipalnya akan dipertanggungkan di bawah seksyen ini.

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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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