Customs Order, 2006 · As enacted · Part XIII
129. Confidentiality of information
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
( 1)
Any information relating to valuation is confidential and any proper officer of customs or any person who in the ordinary course of his duties come into possession of or has control of or access to such information shall not-
officer of customs
"officer of customs" means- (a) the Controller; (b) any Deputy Controller, Assistant Controller, Senior Superintendent, Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of Customs and Excise appointed under section 3; and (c) the persons authorised by section 5 to exercise the powers of senior officers of customs or of officers of customs and any person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to act as an officer of customs;
(a}
communicate such information; or
(b} suffer or permit any person to have access to such information.
Any person who contravenes subsection ( 1) shall be guilty of an offence.
Notwithstanding subsection (1), it shall not be an offence-
(a} as regards information relating to the valuation of imported goods, if disclosure is made 660
goods
"goods" includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
on the order of a court; or
after written consent has been obtained from the person or
Government giving such information; and
(bf as regards information relating to the valuation of exported goods, if the Controller thinks it expedient or necessary to allow disclosure of certain information to such person as he thinks fit.
Terms defined in s 2
Controller
Defined · s 2"Controller" means the Controller of Customs and Excise appointed under subsection (1) of section 3, and includes the Deputy Controller of Customs and Excise;
goods
Defined · s 2"goods" includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
officer of customs
Defined · s 2"officer of customs" means- (a) the Controller; (b) any Deputy Controller, Assistant Controller, Senior Superintendent, Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of Customs and Excise appointed under section 3; and (c) the persons authorised by section 5 to exercise the powers of senior officers of customs or of officers of customs and any person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to act as an officer of customs;