Malaysia legislation
Section 23
Section 23
(3)
On receipt of the application, the Minister shall appoint a Chairman as his representative to hold an enquiry into the matter together with two other persons to be nominated by the Minister as assessors. The assessors shall be persons possessing electrical or other special skill and experience drawn from persons not in the service of the Electrical Inspectorate.
(2)
Any person who feels aggrieved by a decision of the Director General under subsection (1) may apply to the Minister for re-consideration of the matter in dispute. The application shall be made in writing within twenty-one days from the date of the decision of the Director General, or within such further period as the Minister may in special circumstances allow, and shall contain the grounds of grievance.
(4)
All questions in the enquiry shall be determined by a majority of the members holding the enquiry.
(5)
At the conclusion of the enquiry the Chairman shall forward to the Minister a summary of the evidence together with the decision arrived at, and the Minister shall accept the decision and shall inform all persons concerned.
(b)
Any person concerned shall be entitled, upon payment of the prescribed fees, to a copy of the summary of evidence and decision.
(6)
Persons nominated by the Minister to serve as assessors shall be summoned and shall be entitled to receive such remuneration as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the Minister.
(7)
Any person summoned to attend as an assessor who without lawful excuse—
(i)
fails to attend as required by the summons; or decision of may apply matter in ting within sion of the riod as the , and shall nister shall to hold an her persons lessors. The al or other sons not in of opinion between the equipment ing the conon of any be referred determined enquiry.
to serve as entitled to ne to time, the Chairiary of the at, and the inform all itled, upon of the sum-end as an immons; or
(ii)
having attended departs without having obtained the permission of the Chairman; or
(iii)
fails to attend after an adjournment of the enquiry, shall be liable, upon order made by the Chairman, to a fine not exceeding one hundred ringgit.
(b)
When any assessor is fined, the Chairman shall forthwith send him a written notice requiring him to pay such fine or show cause before the Chairman within fourteen days, why the same should not be paid. Any such fine may be enforced in the manner provided by the Criminal Procedure Code.