Mineral Development (Amendment) Act, 2008

1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mineral Development (Amendment) Act 2008.

2. Amendment of section 53. The Mineral Development Act 1994 [Act 525], which is referred to as the "principal Act" in this Act, is amended in section 53 by substituting for the words "two hundred" the words "two thousand".

3. Amendment of section 55. Subsection 55(1) of the principal Act is amended- (a) by inserting after the words "the Deputy Director General may" the words ", with the consent in writing of the Public Prosecutor,"; and (b) by inserting after the words "this Act" the words "or any regulations made under this Act".

4. Amendment of section 63. Section 63 of the principal Act is amended- (a) in paragraph (2)(j), by inserting after the words "under this Act" the words "or any regulations made under this Act"; and (b) by inserting after subsection (2) the following subsection: "(3) Regulations made under this section may prescribe any act or omission in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may prescribe penalties of a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence, may prescribe a further fine of two thousand ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.".