Pawnbrokers Act 1972 s 16
s 16 Business hours and restrictions as to receiving articles in pawn and carrying other business
(1) No licensee shall receive in pawn—
(a) any article between the hours of 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.;
(b) any article from any person who is under the age of eighteen years;
(ba) any article from any person who appears to be intoxicated or of unsound mind;
(c) any article bearing any mark or sign denoting it to be the property of the Government of Malaysia or of any State;
(d) any article which he may have reasonable cause to believe, whether from the nature of the article or from the person of the pawner or from the circumstances of the transaction or otherwise, to be offered for pawning without the consent of the lawful owner thereof.
(2) No licensee shall conduct or transact any part of his business of pawnbroking or keep any pledge in pawn in any place other than the licensed premises.
(3) No licensee shall use the licensed premises for the conduct or transaction of any business other than that of pawnbroking.
(4) Any person who contravenes this section commits an offence.
Malay text (authoritative)
Waktu perniagaan dan sekatan tentang penerimaan barang sebagai pajak gadai dan menjalankan perniagaan lain
(1) Tiada seseorang pemegang lesen boleh menerima sebagai pajak gadai—
(a) apa-apa barang antara pukul 6 petang dengan pukul 8 pagi;
(b) apa-apa barang daripada mana-mana orang di bawah umur lapan belas tahun;
(ba) apa-apa barang daripada mana-mana orang yang nampaknya mabuk atau tidak sempurna akal;
(c) apa-apa barang yang ada padanya sesuatu cap atau tanda yang menunjukkan ia harta Kerajaan Malaysia atau Kerajaan sesuatu Negeri;
(d) apa-apa barang yang dia ada sebab munasabah bagi mempercayai, sama ada daripada jenis barang itu atau daripada diri pemajak gadai atau daripada hal keadaan transaksi itu atau selainnya, ditawarkan untuk pemajakgadaian tanpa persetujuan pemunyanya yang sah.
(2) Tiada seseorang pemegang lesen boleh menjalankan atau menguruskan mana-mana bahagian perniagaan pajak gadainya atau menyimpan apa-apa sandaran yang dipajakgadaikan di mana-mana tempat yang lain daripada premis berlesen itu.
(3) Tiada seseorang pemegang lesen boleh menggunakan premis berlesen itu bagi menjalankan atau menguruskan apa-apa perniagaan selain perniagaan pajak gadai.
(4) Mana-mana orang yang melanggar seksyen ini melakukan suatu kesalahan.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (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).
