Malaysia legislation

Section 7

of TEMPORARY MEASURES FOR REDUCING THE IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2022

Section 7

The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 40

the following sections:

“Period for according recognition, making a report and filing of representation from 1 June 2021 to 31 December 2021 40a.  The period from 1 June 2021 to 31 December 2021

shall be excluded from the calculation of the period under the Industrial Relations Act 1967 for according recognition or notifying the trade union of workmen concerned in writing the grounds for not according recognition under subsection 9(3), the making of a report in writing to the Director General for

Industrial Relations under subsection 9(4) and the filing of representation under subsection 20(1a).

Period for according recognition, making a report and filing of representation for employers, trade unions of employers, etc., who or which are in a place that is subject to enhanced movement control order 40b.  (1)  The period which any employer, trade union of employers, trade union of workmen or workman is in a place that is subject to an enhanced movement control order shall be excluded from the calculation of the period under the Industrial Relations Act 1967 for according recognition or notifying the trade union of workmen concerned in writing the grounds for not according recognition under subsection 9(3), the making of a report in writing to the Director General for

Industrial Relations under subsection 9(4) and the filing of representation under subsection 20(1a).

Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), “enhanced movement control order” refers to directions given by an authorized officer under subsection 11(3) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.”.

Substitution of section 42