Exchange Control Act 1953 (Revised - 1969) (Act 17)
PART II - GOLD AND FOREIGN CURRENCY



Section 4. Dealings in gold and foreign currency.

(1) Except with the permission of the Controller, no person, other than an authorized dealer, shall, in Malaysia, buy or borrow any gold or foreign currency from, or sell or lend any gold or foreign currency to, any person other than an authorized dealer.

(2) Except with the permission of the Controller, no person resident in the scheduled territories, other than an authorized dealer, shall, in Malaysia, do any act which involves, is in association with, or is preparatory to, buying or borrowing any gold or foreign currency from, or selling or lending any gold or foreign currency to, any person outside Malaysia.

(3) Where a person buys or borrows any gold or foreign currency in Malaysia or, being a person resident in the scheduled territories, does any act which involves, is in association with, or is preparatory to, the buying or borrowing of gold or foreign currency outside Malaysia, he shall comply with such conditions as to the use to which it may be put or the period for which it may be retained as may from time to time be notified to him by the Controller.



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