Malaysia legislation
Section 24B
Section 24B
(a)
a Chairman who shall be a registered Professional
Engineer with Practising Certificate; and
(b)
two other members, one of whom shall be a Professional
Engineer with Practising Certificate.
to conduct an investigation.
(2)
Where a member of the Investigating Committee is a member of the Board, he shall not sit as a member of the Board when the
Board conducts a hearing or makes an order under subsection 7A(5)
in respect of the Engineering consultancy practice which has been examined by the Investigating Committee of which he is a member.
(2A)
Where the Investigating Committee has conducted an investigation against a registered Person, the member of the
Investigating Committee shall not sit as a member of the Disciplinary
Committee appointed in pursuance of section 14A to conduct a hearing of any misconduct or complaint or to make an order under subsection 15(1A) in respect of the registered Person who has been investigated by the Investigating Committee of which he is a member.
(3)
The Investigating Committee appointed under subsection (1)
may, for the purpose of an investigation—
(a)
require any person, including a sole proprietor, partner, director, manager or secretary, to attend before it and give evidence on oath or affirmation, and the Chairman of the
Investigating Committee presiding at the investigation may administer the oath; and
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(b)
require such person to produce any book, document or paper relating to the subject matter of the investigation which is in the custody of that person or under his control.
(4)
Upon completion of its investigation, the Investigating
Committee shall submit a report together with its recommendations, if any, to the Board or Disciplinary Committee for its consideration.
(5)
A person, including a sole proprietor, partner, director, manager or secretary, shall, unless with reasonable excuse—
(a)
attend and give evidence when required to do so by the
Investigating Committee;
(b)
answer truthfully and fully any question put to him by any member of the Investigating Committee; or
(c)
produce to the Investigating Committee any book, document or paper required of him.
General penalty