Ministry seizes LPG gas cylinders, lorry in Tuaran

TUARAN: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry's branch here confiscated 119 Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and a lorry estimated to worth RM39,050 on May 27.

Aside from that, the director Georgie Abas said that in another case, an LPG wholesaler was found to have been operating without a valid licence (the license expired on May 31, 2019) and had in his possession more than the allowed number of LPG under the Scheduled Controlled Goods of the retail licence which are 19 cylinders.

Georgie explained that retailers are only allowed to have 10 LPG cylinders.

At the same time, another business operator was compounded RM2,500 for failing to showcase the price of the LPG for sale.

He said that the cases were being investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961 and under the Price Control and AntiProfiteering Act 2011.

He reminded that LPG is a scheduled control good gazetted under the law and involved a high subsidy value.

“No one can trade with goods under the scheduled control without prior permission from the supply controller,” he said.

He said that anyone found guilty under the Control Supplies Act 1961 can be fined for more than RM1 million or jailed not more than three years or both.

Companies that failed to do the same, the fine is not more than RM2 million, he said.

Those who failed to show the price of goods under the Control Supplies Act 1961 can be fined not more than RM50,000 or jailed not more than two years or both.

Companies that failed to do the same can be penalized for not more than RM100,000.

Georgie reminded all business operators to abide by the law and that his ministry would not compromise with any parties who took advantage of consumers.