Malaysia legislation

Section 14

of LEGAL PROFESSION (AMENDMENT) ACT 2012

Section 14

Section 103b of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in the shoulder note, by substituting for the word

“Investigation” the word “Inquiry”;

(b)

by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1)  The Disciplinary Committee shall, within one month of its appointment, commence its inquiry into the written application or complaint and shall make its findings expeditiously.”;

(c)

by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(1a)  The Disciplinary Committee shall keep a note of the proceedings of the inquiry and submit the findings and the notes of the proceedings to the

Disciplinary Board.”;

(d)

in subsection (2), by substituting for the word

“investigation” wherever it appears the word “inquiry”;

and

(e)

in subsection (3)—

(i)

by substituting for the word “lawful” wherever it appears the word “reasonable”; and

(ii)

in paragraph (a), by substituting for the word

“investigation” the word “inquiry”.

Amendment of section 103c