Malaysia legislation
Section 40
Section 40
Recovery of surcharge
The amount of any surcharge made under section 37 and not withdrawn under section 39 shall be a debt due to the Majlis from the person surcharged and may be sued for and recovered in any court at the suit of the Majlis and may also, if the Majlis directs, be recovered by deduction –
(a)
from the salary of the person surcharged; or
(1)
, (b) and (c), surcharge against the person a sum not exceeding the amount not collected, or of the improper payment made, or of the value of the deficiency in the property or of the property destroyed; and
(b)
from the pension of the person surcharged, by equal monthly installments not exceeding one-fourth of the total monthly salary or pension, as the case may be, of that person.
Majlis may adopt regulations, etc.