Malaysia legislation
Section 20
of LEMBAGA PEMBANGUNAN INDUSTRI PEMBINAAN MALAYSIA (AMENDMENT) ACT 2011
Section 20
“Contractors are subject to this Act
The principal Act is amended by substituting for Part VII the following Part:
“PART VII
REGISTRATION, ACCREDITATION, CERTIFICATION AND
TRAINING OF CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL
Quoted provision
Section 32
For the purposes of this Part, “trades” means the trades or occupation normally associated with skilled construction workers.
Quoted provision
Section 33
Registration of construction personnel
(2)
Subsection (1) shall not apply to any construction personnel who has a professional qualification and is registered under any written law.
(3)
The Lembaga shall keep and maintain a Register which shall contain the names, addresses, trades, skills and other particulars of registered construction personnel.
Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia
(Amendment)
(4)
A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.
Accreditation and certification of construction site supervisor and skilled construction worker 33A. (1) No construction site supervisor or skilled construction worker shall be involved or engaged, or undertake to be involved or engaged as a construction site supervisor or skilled construction worker unless he is accredited and certified by the Lembaga and holds a valid certificate issued by the
Lembaga under this Act.
(2)
For the purpose of this Act, skilled construction workers are those specified in the Third Schedule.
(3)
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the Third Schedule.
(4)
The Lembaga shall keep and maintain a Register which shall contain the names, addresses, trades, skills and other particulars of accredited and certified construction site supervisors and skilled construction workers.
(5)
A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.
(6)
Any person who engages a construction site supervisor or skilled construction worker who is not accredited and certified by the Lembaga to carry out any construction work shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.
Training institution, etc.
Quoted provision
Section 33B
(a)
establish, promote and accredit training institutions;
(b)
establish a body to carry out evaluation or assessment or to conduct examination of the training institutions;
(c)
establish a body to develop, monitor and modify the curriculum as to the courses of studies, standards and training programmes offered by the training institutions;
(d)
give formal recognition and written assurances including awarding certificates or any other qualifications to the training institutions;
(e)
suspend or revoke the accreditation of training institutions for contravening or failing to comply with the conditions of accreditation; and
(f)
do any other things which the Lembaga deems expedient or necessary for the purposes of this
Part.”.
New Part VIIA