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Prevention of Corruption Act · 2019 Revised Edition · Part · Powers of Investigation
Prevention of Corruption Act · 2019 Revised Edition · Part · Powers of Investigation
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Every person required by any Officer of the Bureau to give any information on any subject which is the duty of that Officer to inquire into under this Act or on any prescribed offence and which it is in his power to give, shall be legally bound to give that information.
Officer of the Bureau
“Officer of the Bureau” means any person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 3(3) and includes the Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director, a Chief Special Investigator, Senior Special Investigator and Special Investigator;
Any person who fails to give such information as he is required to give under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 and imprisonment for one year.
Officer of the Bureau
“Officer of the Bureau” means any person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 3(3) and includes the Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director, a Chief Special Investigator, Senior Special Investigator and Special Investigator;
prescribed offence
“prescribed offence” means an offence punishable under section 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 213, 214 or 215 of the Penal Code or section 145 of the Customs Order, 2006 and includes — (a) an attempt to commit any such offence; (b) an abetment of or a criminal conspiracy to commit (as those terms are defined in the Penal Code) any such offence, whether or not the offence is committed in consequence thereof;
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