Section 49. Forms of documents and other means for recording of documents

  1. The documents and records of a company referred to in section 47 shall be—

    • in a written form; or

    • in any other form or manner, electronic or otherwise, that allows the documents and information to be easily accessible and reproduced into written form.

  2. A company shall take reasonable precautions to prevent documents and records kept in the form referred to in subsection (1) from being falsified.

  3. If a company discovers that a document or record has been falsified, the company shall immediately inform the Registrar and the Registrar shall have the power to direct the company to—

    • amend, rectify or vary the document or record; or

    • take any other actions as the Registrar thinks fit.

  4. The company and every officer who contravene this section commit 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 five years or to both.

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