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Section 24

Scope of misconduct

of Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission Act 2009

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Section 24
(1)

The Commission may receive, or be referred, complaints on the following:

(a)

any act or inaction by an enforcement officer which is contrary to any written law;

(b)

any act or inaction of an enforcement officer which, in the opinion of the Commission, is unreasonable, unjust, oppressive or improperly discriminatory;

(c)

any act or inaction of an enforcement officer which is, in the opinion of the Commission, committed on improper motives, irrelevant grounds or irrelevant consideration;

(d)

any act or inaction of an enforcement officer which is based on a mistake of law or fact;

(e)

any act or inaction of an enforcement officer of which grounds should have been given but were not given;

(f)

the failure of an enforcement officer to follow rules and procedures laid down by law or by the appropriate authority; and

(g)

the commission of any criminal offence by an enforcement officer.

(2)

The misconduct of an enforcement officer may be investigated by the Commission notwithstanding that—

(a)

the act or inaction also involves persons who are not enforcement officers; or

(b)

the act or inaction occurs while the enforcement officer was not on official duty.

22 Laws Of Malaysia ACT 700