Malaysia legislation

Section 3

of NATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2026

Section 3

Subsection 5(1) of the principal Act is amended—

(a)

in paragraph (c)—

(i)

by substituting for the word “nine” the word

“twelve”;

(ii)

in subparagraph (i), by substituting for the words “Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister ’s Department”

the words “Ministry responsible for economy”;

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(iii)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of subparagraph (viii);

(iv)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of subparagraph (ix); and

(v)

by inserting after subparagraph (ix) the following subparagraphs:

“(x) one is a member representing the Ministry responsible for women, family and community development;

(xi)

one is a member representing the Ministry responsible for rural and regional development; and

(xii)

one is a member representing the Ministry responsible for investment, trade and industry; and”; and

(b)

in paragraph (d)—

(i)

by substituting for the word “ten” the word

“eleven”;

(ii)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of subparagraph (iii);

(iii)

by substituting for the full stop at the end of subparagraph (iv) the words “; and”; and

(iv)

by inserting after subparagraph (iv) the following subparagraph:

“(v) one is a member representing the Malaysia

Board of Technologists.”.

Amendment of section 17