‘Be careful when buying second-hand items’
MIRI: Second-hand dealers are urged to be extra careful when buying second-hand items or risk being arrested if they are caught possessing such items.
Police chief here, ACP Lim Meng Seah, said they ( second-hand dealers) could either check the items brought to their shop with the police or record the details of those bringing the items to the shop.
“Those without the licence can apply from us ( police), which is a requirement under the Second Hand Dealers Act 1964. Once approved, the district police chief will issue the licence,” he said when met after a dialogue session with Miri Second- Hand and Recycle Dealers Association and Senadin assemblyman Datuk Lee Kim Shin.
The newly-formed association has 10 registered members.
Lee, who is also Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, said the dialogue session was held to help the members understand the dos and don’ts of buying second-hand items and also what the Second Hand Dealers Act 1964 is all about.
“Apart from that, we are also trying to solve the frequent thefts of cables belonging to Sarawak Energy Bhd ( SEB), Northern Region Water Board ( Laku) and Telekom Malaysia (TM).
“We hope that with cooperation from the association, we and the police would be able to resolve the (theft) problem,” Lee said.
He added that most of the problems involving power breakdowns were not caused by SEB but by irresponsible individuals who stole power cables and transformers.
“We will be having another dialogue with other related bodies soon, such as SEB, TM and Laku, so that we can work together in finding the best solutions to the cable theft problem.
Deputy police chief Supt Stanley Jonathan Ringgit and the association chairman Nguang Hing Teck were also present at the dialogue session.