s 13 Soliciting, receiving, giving, etc., gratification for unrecognized award
(1) A person by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person― (a) shall not solicit, receive or agree to receive for himself or for any other person; or (b) shall not give, promise or offer to any person whether for the benefit of that person or of another person, any gratification as a consideration or an inducement or a reward for procuring or assisting or endeavouring to procure the grant of an unrecognized award to any person in connection of such grant. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years. (3) For the purpose of this section, “unrecognized award” includes an award purporting to be a valid Order, Decoration and Medal instituted by the statutes of a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri conferred by any person other than a Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri.