Malaysia legislation

Section 2

of *ENFORCEMENT AGENCY INTEGRITY COMMISSION ACT 2009

Section 2

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“enforcement agency” means—

(a)

any Ministry, Department, Agency or other body set up by the Federal Government, including a unit, section, division, department or agency of such Ministry,

Department, Agency or body, conferred with enforcement functions by any written law or having enforcement powers;

(b)

a body established by a Federal law which is conferred with enforcement functions by that Federal law or any other written law; or

(c)

a unit, section, division, department or agency of a body established by Federal law having enforcement functions;

“Complaints Committee” means the Complaints Committee established under section 16;

“disciplinary offence” includes any act or inaction that constitutes or may constitute grounds for disciplinary action under any written law;

“Task Force” means a Task Force established under section 17;

“enforcement officer” means an officer of—

(a)

an enforcement agency; or

(b)

the joint service established under Article 133 of the

Federal Constitution who is performing an enforcement function;

“Commissioner” means the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and other

Commissioner appointed under section 5;

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“Disciplinary Authority”, in relation to an enforcement officer in—

(a)

a Federal Ministry, means the appropriate Disciplinary

Authority established under Part X of the Federal

Constitution but does not include the Armed Forces

Council established under Article 137 of the Federal

Constitution;

(b)

a Federal statutory body, means the Disciplinary

Authority established—

(i)

under the Federal law in force relating to the discipline of, and the imposition of surcharge on, officers of statutory bodies; or

(ii)

by any law by which a statutory body is incorporated; or

(c)

a joint service pursuant to Article 133 of the Federal

Constitution, means the Disciplinary Authority established under Article 139 of the Federal Constitution;

“misconduct” means any act or inaction as specified in section 24;

“Commission”

means the

Enforcement

Agency

Integrity

Commission established under section 3.

Section 2 — AKTA SURUHANJAYA INTEGRITI AGENSI PENGUATKUASAAN 2009