Malaysia legislation
Section 58
Section 58
(a)
any public defence certificate issued under section 54, whether or not an application has been made to that effect; and
(b)
after obtaining authorization from the Minister, any public defence certificate issued under section 55.
(2)
The Chief Public Defender or any public defender officer shall take any reasonable or necessary action to issue a notice of revocation of the public defence certificate to the aided accused.
(3)
The notice of revocation of public defence certificate issued to the aided accused shall be effective from the date the aided accused receives such notice.
(4)
Where the revoked public defence certificate has been filed in any court, the Chief Public Defender or public defender officer shall file in the court a notice of revocation of the public defence certificate and the revocation shall be effective from the date of filing of such notice in court.
(5)
The court shall, upon receiving the notice of revocation under subsection (4), order all pending criminal proceedings in relation to the aided accused be stayed—
(a)
for a period of one month; or
(b)
for any other period after taking into account the interests of justice of parties who may be affected by the stay order.
(6)
A person shall cease to be an aided accused effective from—
(a)
the date such person receives the notice of revocation under subsection (3); or
(b)
the date of filing of the notice of revocation in court under subsection (4).
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Act 878
Advances for unexpected expenses in criminal proceedings