Education Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Jul 2020 · Part XIV · Offences and Penalties
136. Power to investigate
Official textFrom Laws of Malaysia Online, unchanged
The Registrar General or a public officer authorized by the
Registrar General
“Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under subsection 5(1), and includes the Deputy Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under subsection 5(2);
Registrar General in that behalf in writing or a police officer not below the rank of Inspector shall have the power to investigate the commission of an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act.
The Registrar General or a public officer authorized by the
Registrar General in that behalf in writing or a police officer not below the rank of Inspector may, in relation to any investigation in respect of an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act, exercise the special powers in relation to police investigation except that the power to arrest without warrant given by the Criminal
Procedure Code [Act 593] in any seizable offence shall not be exercised by the Registrar General or the public officer authorized by the Registrar General in that behalf in writing.
Terms defined in s 2
Registrar General
Defined · s 2“Registrar General” means the Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under subsection 5(1), and includes the Deputy Registrar General of Educational Institutions and Teachers appointed under subsection 5(2);
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