Malaysia legislation
Section 10
Seksyen 10
(1)
Kecuali bagi apa-apa maksud Akta atau bagi maksud apa-apa prosiding sivil atau jenayah di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis atau jika selainnya dibenarkan oleh Lembaga Penasihat—
(a)
tiada anggota Lembaga Penasihat atau mana-mana orang lain yang diundang untuk menghadiri mana-mana mesyuarat
Lembaga Penasihat, sama ada dalam atau selepas tempoh jawatan atau pekerjaannya atau undangannya, boleh menzahirkan apa-apa maklumat yang didapatinya dalam menghadiri mesyuarat Lembaga Penasihat; dan
(b)
tiada seorang lain pun yang, melalui apa-apa cara, mempunyai akses kepada apa-apa maklumat atau dokumen yang berhubungan dengan hal ehwal mesyuarat Lembaga Penasihat boleh menzahirkan maklumat atau dokumen itu.
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(2)
Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subperaturan (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya.
Dibuat 23 Februari 2026
[SPRM.BDPP.600-1/1/2; PN(PU2)677]
ANWAR BIN IBRAHIM
Perdana Menteri
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MALAYSIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2009
MALAYSIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION (PROCEDURE OF MEETINGS
FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION ADVISORY BOARD) REGULATIONS 2026
IN excercise of the powers conferred by subsection 71(2)
of the
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 [Act 694], the Minister makes the following regulations:
Citation and commencement 1.
(1)
These regulations may be cited as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption
Commission (Procedure of Meetings for Anti-Corruption Advisory Board)
Regulations 2026.
(2)
These Regulations come into operation on 25 February 2026.
Interpretation 2.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Advisory Board” means the Anti-Corruption Advisory Board established under section 13 of the Act;
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Advisory Board;
“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board.
Meetings of Advisory Board 3.
(1)
The Advisory Board shall convene its meetings at least four times in a year for the performance of its functions and the meeting shall be held at such time and place as may be determined by the Chairman.
(2)
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Advisory Board.
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(3)
If the Chairman is absent for any reason to preside any meeting of the Advisory Board, the meeting shall be presided by the Deputy Chairman.
(4)
In the event that both the Chairman and Deputy Chairman are unable to attend a meeting of the Advisory Board, the meeting shall be adjourned.
(5)
Five members, including the chairman of the meeting, shall form the quorum of the meetings of the Advisory Board.
(6)
Every member present at such meeting of the Advisory Board, including the chairman of the meeting, shall be entitled to one vote.
(7)
All matters raised at the meeting of Advisory Board shall be decided by a majority of the votes by members of the Advisory Board present at the meeting.
(8)
If there is an equality of votes, the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman who presides the meeting pursuant to subregulation (3) shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote.
(9)
The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman who presides the meeting pursuant to subregulation (3) may specify the agenda of meeting by a notice of meeting prepared under regulation 8.
(10)
The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman who presides the meeting pursuant to subregulation (3) shall ensure the conduct of the meeting is in order in accordance with the agenda specified in the notice of meeting or as may be otherwise agreed by majority of the members attended the meeting.
Advisory Board may invite others to attend meetings 4.
The Advisory Board may invite any other person to attend any meeting of the Advisory Board for the purpose of advising the Advisory Board or providing views on any subject matter under discussion or for any specific purpose which
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may be deemed necessary by the Advisory Board, but the person so attending is not entitled to vote at the meeting.
Disclosure of interest 5.
(1)
Any member of the Advisory Board or any other person invited under regulation 4 who has or acquires a direct or indirect interest whether by himself, a member of his family or his associate in relation to any matter under discussion by the Advisory Board shall disclose to the Advisory Board, the fact of his interest and the nature and extent of that interest.
(2)
A disclosure under subregulation (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Advisory Board in which the matter is discussed and, after the disclosure, the member—
(a)
shall not be present or take part in any discussion or decision of the Advisory Board about the matter; and
(b)
shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Advisory Board when the matter is discussed or decided upon.
(3)
Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
(4)
No act or proceedings of the Advisory Board shall be invalidated on the ground that any member of the Advisory Board or any other person invited to attend the meeting has contravened this regulation.
(5)
For the purpose of this regulation—
“a member of his family”, in relation to a member of the
Advisory Board or the other person invited, includes—
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(a)
his spouse;
(b)
his parent, including a parent of his spouse;
(c)
his child, including an adopted child or stepchild;
(d)
his brother or sister, including a brother or sister of his spouse; and
(e)
a spouse of his child, brother or sister; and
“associate”, in relation to a member of the Advisory Board or the other person invited, means—
(a)
a person who is a nominee or an employee of the member or the other person invited;
(b)
a firm of which the member or the other person invited or any nominee of his is a partner;
(c)
a partner of the member or the other person invited;
(d)
a trustee of a trust under which the member or the other person invited or a member of his family is a beneficiary;
or
(e)
any corporation within the meaning of the Companies Act 2016 [Act 777] of which the member or the other person invited or any nominee of his or a member of the member’s family is a director or has a substantial shareholding in the corporation.
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Use of video links, etc. for purpose of meetings 6.
The Chairman or the Deputy Chairman who presides a meeting pursuant to subregulation 3(3) may authorize the use of a live video link or any other electronic means of communication for the purposes of any meeting of the Advisory Board.
Secretariat of meetings 7.
The division charged with the responsibility for policy secretarial functions in the Commission shall be the secretariat of the meetings of the Advisory Board.
Notice of meetings 8.
The secretariat of the meetings of the Advisory Board shall prepare and distribute a notice calling for a meeting specifying the place, date, time and agenda of the meeting before the holding of any meeting of the Advisory Board.
Minutes 9.
(1)
The secretariat of the meetings of the Advisory Board shall—
(a)
maintain and keep the minutes of all the meetings of the
Advisory Board in a proper form; and
(b)
cause the minutes of all the meetings of the Advisory Board to be signed by the chairman of the meeting and distribute the minutes of the meetings to the members of the meetings as soon as practicable after the holding of the meetings of the Advisory Board.
(2)
The minutes of the meeting of the Advisory Board duly signed by the chairman of the meeting shall be admissible in evidence in any legal proceedings as a prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the minutes without further proof.
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(3)
Every meeting of the Advisory Board in respect of which minutes have been made in accordance with subregulation (1) shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all members at the meeting to have been duly qualified to act.
Obligation of secrecy 10.
(1)
Except for any of the purposes of the Act or for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings under any written law or where otherwise authorized by the Advisory Board—
(a)
no member of the Advisory Board or any other person invited to attend any meeting of the Advisory Board, whether during or after his tenure of office or employment or invitation, shall disclose any information obtained by him in attending the meeting of the Advisory Board; and
(b)
no other person who has, by any means, access to any information or document relating to the affairs of meeting of the Advisory Board shall disclose such information or document.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subregulation (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
Made 23 February 2026
[SPRM.BDPP.600-1/1/2; PN(PU2)677]
ANWAR BIN IBRAHIM
Prime Minister