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Laws of Malaysia
Act 803
Providing financial assistance for purposes of committing or
facilitating commission of offence under section 4
5. Any person who directly or indirectly, provides or makes
available financial assistance intending that the assistance be
used, or knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that
the assistance will be used, in whole or in part, for the purposes
of committing or facilitating the commission of an offence under
section 4, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable
to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six years or to both.
Failing to carry out duty to remove publication containing
fake news
6. (1) It shall be the duty of any person having in his possession,
custody or control any publication containing fake news to
immediately remove such publication after knowing or having
reasonable grounds to believe that such publication contains fake
news.
(2) Any person who fails to carry out the duty under subsection (1)
commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine
not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit, and in the case of a
continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding three thousand
ringgit for every day during which the offence continues after
conviction.
Part III
ORDER FOR REMOVAL OF PUBLICATION CONTAINING
FAKE NEWS
Court may order for removal of publication containing fake
news
7. (1) Any person affected by a publication containing fake news
may apply ex parte to the Court for an order for the removal of
such publication.