Section 2 — COMMISSIONS OF ENQUIRY ACT 1950

(a)

the conduct of any federal officer;

(b)

the conduct or management of any department of the public service of Malaysia;

(c)

the conduct or management of any public institution which is not solely maintained by State funds; or

(d)

any other matter in which an enquiry would, in the opinion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, be for the public welfare, not being—

(i)

a matter involving any question relating to the Islamic religion or the Malay custom; or

(ii)

in relation to Sabah or Sarawak, a matter specified in item 10 of the State List:

Provided that where any federal officer into whose conduct it is proposed to enquire, was, at the time of committing such conduct, serving in a department of the public service of a State, such commission shall only be issued with the concurrence of the State Authority.

(2)

(Repealed by L.N.332/58).

(3)

The State Authority of any State other than Sabah or Sarawak may, where it appears to him to be expedient so to do, issue a Commission appointing one or more Commissioners and authorizing the Commissioners to enquire into—

(a)

the conduct of any State officer;

(b)

the conduct or management of any department of the public service of that State;

(c)

the conduct or management of any public institution which is solely maintained by State funds; or

(d)

any other matter in which an enquiry would, in the opinion of the State Authority, be for the public welfare of the State and which does not directly concern the public welfare of any other State:

Provided that where any State officer, into whose conduct it is proposed to enquire, was, at the time of committing such conduct serving in a department of the Federal Government or of the public service of another State, the Commission shall only be issued with the concurrence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the State Authority of such other State, as the case may be.

(4)

In this section, unless the context otherwise requires—

(a)

"federal officer" means any officer appointed and employed by the Federal Government, and any officer whose conditions of employment render him liable for service in more than one State;

(b)

"State officer" means any officer appointed by a State Government, other than the Government of Sabah or Sarawak, whose conditions of employment do not render him liable for service outside that State;

(c)

(Repealed by L.N. 332/58).

Terms of Commission