Malaysia legislation
Section 21
Section 21
(2)
The Agency may make such regulations to provide for the conduct and discipline of its officers and employees.
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(3)
The regulations made under this section may include—
(a)
provisions for the establishment of appropriate disciplinary committees and the procedures to be complied with;
(b)
provisions for the establishment of a disciplinary appeal committee to hear appeals from the decision of a disciplinary committee and the procedures to be complied with; and
(c)
provisions for—
(i)
the interdiction with reduction in salary or other remuneration; or
(ii)
the suspension without salary or other remuneration, of an officer or employee of the Agency during the pendency of the disciplinary proceedings.
(4)
The regulations made under this section may create such disciplinary offences and provide for such disciplinary punishments as the Agency may deem appropriate, and the punishments so provided may extend to dismissal or reduction in rank.
(5)
The regulations made under this section shall, in prescribing the procedure for disciplinary proceedings, provide for an opportunity for representations to be made by the officer or employee of the Agency against whom the disciplinary proceedings are taken before a decision is arrived at by the disciplinary committee on such disciplinary charge laid against such person.
22 Laws of Malaysia ACT 718