s 71 Obstructing, etc., Director General, Deputy Directors General and Employment Services Officer
Any person who—
(a) fails to comply with any direction given by the Director General, or any Deputy Director General or Employment Services Officer while exercising his powers and performing his functions under this Act or any regulations made under this Act; or
(b) in any way assaults, hinders or obstructs the Director General, or any Deputy Director General or Employment Services Officer while exercising his powers and performing his functions under this Act or any regulations made under this Act,
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Malay text (authoritative)
Menghalang, dsb., Ketua Pengarah, Timbalan Ketua Pengarah dan Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pekerjaan
Mana-mana orang yang—
(a) tidak mematuhi apa-apa arahan yang diberikan oleh Ketua Pengarah, atau mana-mana Timbalan Ketua Pengarah atau Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pekerjaan semasa menjalankan kuasanya dan melaksanakan fungsinya di bawah Akta ini atau mana-mana peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat di bawah Akta ini; atau
(b) dengan apa-apa cara mengamang, menggalang atau menghalang Ketua Pengarah, atau mana-mana Timbalan Ketua Pengarah atau Pegawai Perkhidmatan Pekerjaan semasa menjalankan kuasanya dan melaksanakan fungsinya di bawah Akta ini atau mana-mana peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat di bawah Akta ini,
melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi sepuluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi dua tahun atau kedua-duanya.
Text as at 1 November 2021 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
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).
