Malaysia legislation
Section 37
Section 37
(2)
The Yang di-Petua Negeri may make regulations for the purpose of maintaining good conduct and discipline among officers and employees of local authorities, and may prescribe punishments upon any such officer or employee who is guilty of misconduct or breach of discipline in the exercise of his official functions and duties.
(2A)
No officer or employee of a local authority shall be reduced in rank or dismissed without being given a reasonable opportunity of being heard:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply to the following cases:
(a)
where an officer or employee of a local authority is dismissed or reduced in rank on the ground that a criminal charge has been proved against him;
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(b)
where the Yang di-Petua Negeri is satisfied that in the public interest or any other sufficient reason, the service of an officer or employee of a local authority should be terminated in accordance with any law relating to pensions applicable to that officer or employee; or
(c)
where there has been made against any officer or employee of a local authority any order of detention, restricted residence, banishment or deportation, or where there has been imposed on such an officer or employee any form of restriction or supervision by bond or otherwise, under any law relating to the security of the Federation or any part thereof, prevention of rime, preventive detention, banishment, immigration or protection of women and girls.
[Sub. Cap. A69.]
(3)
Until and unless regulations are made under this section, the State Public Service General Orders, 1996 [Swk. L.N. 1/96], which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance shall apply, with such modifications as the Minister may direct, to all officers and employees of a local authority.
(4)
The Local Authority (Terms of Service) Regulations, 1955, are revoked as from the date of commencement of this Ordinance.
Transferability of local authority staff