Malaysia legislation

Section 13

of PENSIONS ACT 1951 (REVISED - 2022)

Section 13

(a)

becomes either a director of any company, the principal part of whose business is in any way directly concerned with the Federation;

(b)

becomes an officer or servant employed in the Federation by any such company; or

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(c)

engages in any occupation for gain in the Federation, without obtaining the prior written permission of the

Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may direct that such pension or allowance shall forthwith cease.

(2)

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may, on being satisfied that the person whose pension or allowance has ceased pursuant to a direction under subsection (1) has ceased to be a director of such company or to be employed as an officer or servant of such company in the Federation or has ceased to be engaged in such occupation as referred to in subsection (1), as the case may be, give directions for the restoration of such pension or allowance to such date as he shall specify, with retrospective effect if he thinks fit, and such pension or allowance shall be restored accordingly.

(3)

This section shall not apply to an officer who has been retired from the public service for a period of not less than five years or who has attained the age of sixty years.