Chapter 2 - Additional Offences And Penalties
231. Offence if use apparatus or device without authority.
A person who uses any apparatus or device with intent to obtain information regarding the contents,
sender or addressee of any communication without an approval by a registered certifying agency
under Chapter 3 of Part VII commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not
exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
232. Fraudulent use of network facilities, network services, etc.
(1) A person who —
(a) dishonestly transmits or allows to be transmitted any communication or obtains a service
provided by a licensed network facilities provider, network service provider, applications
service provider or content applications service provider; or
(b) dishonestly receives a content applications service from a place within Malaysia not
intended for general reception,
with intent to avoid payment of any rate or fee applicable to the provision of that facility or service
commits an offence.
(2) A person who possesses, obtains or creates a system designed to fraudulently use or obtain any
network facilities, network service, applications service or content applications service commits an
offence.
(3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall, on conviction, be liable to a
fine not exceeding three hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three
years or to both.
233. Improper use of network facilities or network service, etc.
(1) A person who —
(a) by means of any network facilities or network service or applications service knowingly —
(i) makes, creates or solicits; and
(ii) initiates the transmission of,
any comment, request, suggestion or other communication which is obscene, indecent, false,
menacing or offensive in character with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass another
person; or
(b) initiates a communication using any applications service, whether continuously, repeatedly
or otherwise, during which communication may or may not ensue, with or without disclosing
his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person at any number or
electronic address,
commits an offence.
(2) A person who knowingly —