Malaysia legislation
Section 151
Section 151
Conduct of prosecutions and appearance in civil proceedings
(2)
Subsection
(a)
In respect of any civil proceedings by or against a local authority—
(i)
the State Attorney General or any legal officer authorized in writing by him; or
(ii)
an Advocate appointed by the local authority; or
(iii)
any officer of the local authority authorized in writing by its Chief Administrative Officer, may appear and represent the local authority in any Court before which such proceedings are instituted or filed.
(b)
For the purposes of this section, “civil proceedings”
includes an arbitration conducted under the Arbitration Act 2005 [Act 646] or any other written law relating to arbitration applicable in
Malaysia.
[Sub. Cap. A69.]
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