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Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 s 44

s 44 Forfeiture of seized biological resource, etc.

(1) Any biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article seized in exercise of any power conferred under this Act shall be liable to forfeiture. (2) An order for the forfeiture of any biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article shall be made if it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that an offence under this Act has been committed and that the biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article was the subject matter of or was used in the commission of the offence, even though no person has been convicted of such offence. (3) If there is no prosecution with regard to any biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article seized under this Act, such biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article shall be taken and deemed to be forfeited at the expiration of a period of one calendar month from the date of service of a notice to the last known address of the person from whom the biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article was seized indicating that there is no prosecution in respect of such biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article unless before the expiration of that period a claim thereto is made in the manner set out in subsections (4), (5), (6) and (7). (4) Any person asserting that he is the owner of the biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article referred to in subsection (3) and that it is not liable to forfeiture may personally or by his agent authorized in writing, give written notice to the enforcement officer in whose possession such biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article is held that he claims the biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article. (5) On receipt of the notice referred to in subsection (4), the enforcement officer shall refer the claim to a Magistrate for his decision. (6) The Magistrate to whom a matter is referred under subsection (5) shall issue a summons requiring the person asserting that he is the owner of the biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article and the person from whom it was seized to appear before him, and when they appear or they fail to appear, due service of the summons having been proved, the Magistrate shall proceed to the examination of the matter. (7) If it is proved that an offence under this Act or any of its subsidiary legislation has been committed and that the biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article referred to in subsection (6) was the subject matter of or was used in the commission of such offence, the Magistrate shall order the biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article to be forfeited, and shall, in the absence of such proof, order its release. (8) Any biological resource, conveyance, machinery, contrivance, equipment, book, record, document or other article forfeited or deemed to be forfeited shall be delivered to the Competent Authority and shall be disposed of in such manner as the Competent Authority thinks fit, including repatriation under subsection (9) if the Competent Authority so decides. (9) When a decision of repatriation is made under this Act in respect of any biological resource which has been imported into Malaysia in contravention of this Act, and the biological resource was brought into Malaysia in a conveyance, the owner or importer of the biological resource or his agent shall, if required in writing by the Competent Authority, provide or be responsible for— (a) the free passage for the return of the biological resource to the place at which the biological resource was shipped to Malaysia, or to any other port or place designated by the Competent Authority; and (b) where required, proper maintenance and storage of the biological resource during the voyage, flight or journey. (10) No person shall be liable under subsection (9) unless the decision of repatriation has been made by the Competent Authority within— (a) where there are no proceedings instituted, twelve months from the date on which the biological resource were imported into Malaysia; or (b) six months from the date the proceedings for the offence in connection with such importation into Malaysia are concluded. (11) Any person who contravenes subsection (9) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable— (a) where such person is an individual, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to both; or (b) where such person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand ringgit.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pelucuthakan sumber biologi yang disita, dsb.

(1) Mana-mana sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita pada menjalankan mana-mana kuasa yang diberikan di bawah Akta ini boleh dilucuthakkan. (2) Suatu perintah bagi pelucuthakan mana-mana sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain hendaklah dibuat jika dibuktikan sehingga memuaskan hati mahkamah bahawa suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini telah dilakukan dan bahawa sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu merupakan hal perkara bagi atau digunakan dalam pelakuan kesalahan itu, walaupun tiada orang telah disabitkan atas kesalahan itu. (3) Jika tiada pendakwaan berkenaan dengan mana-mana sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disita di bawah Akta ini, sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu hendaklah diambil dan disifatkan terlucut hak apabila tamat tempoh satu bulan kalendar dari tarikh penyampaian notis ke alamat yang terakhir diketahui orang yang daripadanya sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu disita yang menyatakan bahawa tiada pendakwaan berkenaan dengan sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu melainkan jika sebelum tamat tempoh itu suatu tuntutan baginya telah dibuat mengikut cara yang dinyatakan dalam subseksyen (4), (5), (6) dan (7). (4) Mana-mana orang yang menegaskan bahawa dia ialah pemunya sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disebut dalam subseksyen (3) dan bahawa ia tidak boleh dilucuthakkan boleh, dengan sendiri atau melalui ejennya yang diberi kuasa secara bertulis, memberikan notis bertulis kepada pengawai penguat kuasa yang dalam miliknya sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu dipegang bahawa dia menuntut sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu. (5) Apabila notis yang disebut dalam subseksyen (4) diterima, pegawai penguat kuasa itu hendaklah merujukkan tuntutan itu kepada seorang Majistret bagi mendapatkan keputusannya. (6) Majistret yang kepadanya sesuatu perkara dirujukkan di bawah subseksyen (5) hendaklah mengeluarkan suatu saman yang menghendaki orang yang menegaskan bahawa dia ialah pemunya sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu dan orang yang daripadanya ia disita hadir di hadapannya, dan apabila mereka hadir atau apabila mereka tidak hadir, setelah dibuktikan bahawa saman itu telah disampaikan dengan sewajarnya, Majistret itu hendaklah meneruskan pemeriksaan perkara itu. (7) Jika dibuktikan bahawa suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini atau mana-mana perundangan subsidiarinya telah dilakukan dan bahawa sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang disebut dalam subseksyen (6) merupakan hal perkara bagi atau telah digunakan dalam pelakuan kesalahan itu, maka Majistret itu hendaklah memerintahkan supaya sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain itu dilucuthakkan, dan hendaklah, jika tiada bukti sedemikian, memerintahkan pelepasannya. (8) Mana-mana sumber biologi, pengangkut, jentera, peralatan, kelengkapan, buku, rekod, dokumen atau benda lain yang dilucuthakkan atau disifatkan terlucut hak hendaklah diserahkan kepada Pihak Berkuasa Kompeten dan hendaklah dilupuskan mengikut apa-apa cara sebagaimana yang difikirkan patut oleh Pihak Berkuasa Kompeten, termasuk penghantaran pulang di bawah subseksyen (9) sekiranya Pihak Berkuasa Kompeten memutuskan sedemikian. Akses kepada Sumber Biologi dan Perkongsian Faedah 45 (9) Apabila suatu keputusan bagi penghantaran pulang dibuat di bawah Akta ini berkenaan dengan mana-mana sumber biologi yang telah diimport ke Malaysia yang melanggar Akta ini, dan sumber biologi itu telah dibawa ke dalam Malaysia dalam suatu pengangkut, pemunya atau pengimport sumber biologi itu atau ejennya hendaklah, jika dikehendaki secara bertulis oleh Pihak Berkuasa Kompeten, mengadakan atau bertanggungjawab bagi— (a) perjalanan percuma bagi pemulangan sumber biologi itu ke tempat sumber biologi itu diangkut ke Malaysia, atau ke mana-mana pelabuhan atau tempat yang lain yang ditetapkan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Kompeten; dan (b) jika dikehendaki, penyenggaraan dan penstoran yang sepatutnya bagi sumber biologi itu semasa pelayaran, penerbangan atau perjalanan. (10) Tiada seorang pun bertanggungan di bawah subseksyen (9) melainkan keputusan penghantaran pulang telah dibuat oleh Pihak Berkuasa Kompeten dalam tempoh— (a) jika tiada prosiding dimulakan, dua belas bulan dari tarikh sumber biologi itu diimport ke dalam Malaysia; atau (b) enam bulan dari tarikh prosiding bagi kesalahan yang berkaitan dengan pengimportan ke dalam Malaysia itu selesai. (11) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen (9) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan– (a) jika orang itu ialah orang perseorangan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tujuh tahun atau kedua-duanya; atau (b) jika orang itu ialah suatu pertubuhan perbadanan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus lima puluh ribu ringgit.

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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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