Skip to content

Section 56

of Malaysia Act

ActIn forceProvision 56 of 97

Section 56

(1)

If provision is made by federal law for establishing a joint service common to the Federation and to a Borneo State or Singapore, or to two or more of those States with or without the Federation, and for conferring jurisdiction in respect of that service on the Judicial and Legal Service Commission or the Public

Services Commission, federal law may provide for functions of the Commission in relation to that service to be exercised by any branch for the time being established under Article 146a or 146b for the State or any of the States in question.

Act 26/1963

(2)

In Article 142, paragraph (b) of Clause (4) and, in Article 143,

Clause (2) shall have effect in relation to members of a branch of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission or Public Services

Commission established under Article 146a or 146b as if the references to federal law included references to State law.

(3)

Clause (8) of Article 144 shall apply to a branch of the

Judicial and Legal Service Commission or Public Services

Commission established under Article 146a or 146b as if it were a separate Commission to which this Part applies; but nothing in those Articles shall be taken to require such a branch to make a separate annual report under Article 146.

Jurisdiction of Police Force Commission over seconded members of State service in Borneo States (Article 146d)