Section 10
Substitution of section 9
of Private Employment Agencies (Amendment) Act 2017
The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 9
the following section:
“Compliance with conditions imposed on licence application
Quoted provision
Section 9
The Director General may approve an application for a licence made pursuant to section 8 if the applicant complies with the following conditions:
(a)
the applicant is a body corporate incorporated under the Companies Act 2016—
(i)
with minimum paid-up capital as specified in the Second Schedule; and
(ii)
at least fifty-one per cent of the total shares of the company are held by citizens of
Malaysia;
(b)
the director of the company, who is named in the application form who is in charge of the affairs of the private employment agency—
(i)
is a citizen of Malaysia;
(ii)
is not an undischarged bankrupt; and
(iii)
has not been convicted of any offence under any written law in relation to anti-trafficking in persons and forced labour;
(c)
the applicant has suitable premises for carrying on recruiting activity as determined by the Director
General; and
(d)
the applicant shall have the words “Agensi Pekerjaan”
precede the name of the company.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Director General may impose any other conditions as he thinks necessary.”.