This Act may be cited as the Anti-Corruption Agency Act 1982.
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Act 271
Anti-Corruption Agency Act 1982
Akta badan pencegah rasuah 1982
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An Act to establish the Anti-Corruption Agency, to vest powers on officers of the Agency and to make provisions connected therewith.
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In this Act, unless the context the Anti-Corruption Agency "Agency" means established by this Act; officer of the Agency" means the Director-General under section 3 (2) and any of the Agency appointed section 4; officer appointed under law prescribed "prescribed law" means any written in the Gazette by order published of this Act shall1 by the Ministerwhich the provisions with respect to apply. of this Act, the Prevention Establish
(1) For the purposes there ment of of Corruption Act 1961 and any prescribed law the Anti- Agency. Anti-Corruption Corruption is hereby established the Agency.
Director-General of the Agency shall be Act
(2) The on the advice Agong appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan hold office for such of the Prime Minister and shall of may be specified in the instrument period as appointment.
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Officers 4. (1) There shall be appointed so many office of the cers the Agency and of such clasSes or grades, as ma Agency considered necessary for the purpose of carrying8 effect the provisions of this Act. into
(2) All officers of the Agency are members of general public service of the Federation. the
Powers of 5. (1) The Director-General of the Agency shall have oficers of the Agency all the powers of a Deputy Public Prosecutor under F.M.S. the Criminal Procedure Code and all the powersof Cap. 6. an oficer of the Agency.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, the Prevention af Corruption Act 1961, and any prescribed law. an officer of the Agency shall be deemed to be a police officer and shall have all the powers and immunities Act 41/67. of such officer appointed under the Police Act 1967. and the Criminal Procedure Code and any other written law shall be construed accordingly.
(3) An officer of the Agency shall, subject 6, have all the powers of an officer of to section customs under any prescribed law as if he were an ofticer appointed Act 235. under the Customs Act 1967, and the Criminal Procedure Code shall be construed accordingly. Powers 6. (1) The Minister may from time to under time by order prescribed published in the Gazette prescribe any written law with laws respect to which the provisions of this Act shall apply.
(2) In any order made under subsection
(1) or in any subsequent order, the Minister specify that an officer of the Agency of a classmay or grade shall regarded for the purpose of the law to be equivalent be to an officer of a class or grade under the prescribed law.
Authority cards. 7. (1) Every officer of the Agency when acting under the Prevention of Corruption Act 1961 or any prescribed law shall on demand declare his ofice and produce to the person against whom he is acting 0r from whom he seeks any information such author card as the Director-General of the to be carried by such officer. Agency may diree
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S. 7-101 ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCY
(2) It shall not be an offence for to refuse to comply with any request, demandanyorperson order made by an oticer of the Agency acting or purporting to act under any law as aforesaid if such officer refuses to declare his office and demand being made byproduce his authority card on such person.
(1) Maka hendaklah dilantik beberapa orang Segaaai andadakiranuatykeasmkd sebagaimana yang difikirkan perlu bagi menguatkuasakan peruntukan-peruntukan Akta ini.
(2) Semua pegawai Ba‹ an adalah anggota perkhidmatan awam am Persekutt.an.
(1) Ketua Pengarah BaJan hendaklah mempunyai segala kuasa seseorang Timbalan Pendakwa Raya di bawah Kanun Prosedur Jenayah dan segala kuasa seseorang pegawai Badan.
(2) Bagi maksud-maksud Akta ini, Akta Pencegah Rasuah 1961 dan mana-mana undang-undang yang ditetapkan, seseorang pegawai Badan hendaklah di sifatkan sebagai seorang pegawai polis dan hendaklah mempunyai segala kuasa dan imuniti pegawai tersebut yang dilantik di bawah Akta Polis 1967, dan Kanun Prosedur Jenayah dan mana-mana undang-undang bertulis lain hendaklah ditafsirkan dengan sewajarnya.
(3) Tertakluk kepada seksyen 6, seseorang pegawai Badan hendaklah mempunyai segala kuasa seseorang begawai kastam di bawah mana-mana undang-undang yang ditetapkan seolah-olai ianya adalah seorang pegawai yang dilantik di bawah Akta Kastam 1967, dan Kanun Prosedur Jenayah hendaklah ditafsirkan dengan sewajarnya.
(1) Menteri boleh dari semasa ke semasa melalui perintah yang disiarkan dalam mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang mengenainya peruntukan-peruntukan Akta ini hendaklah dipakai.
ncegah :yang Badan k oleh lenter hvans orang gred. aksud ini. rkhidunyai ya di sese- :egah yang h diaklah sebut anun berawai rang Jang rang dan ıgan alui kan REPEALED BY !'SUHKAN OLEH. IS. 6-9] BADAN PENCEGAH RASUAH ...(2) Dalam sesuatu perintah yang dibuaț di bawah subseksyen (1) atau dalam sesuatu perintah yang kemudiannya, Menteri boleh menyatakan bahawa seeorang pegawai Badan dari sesuatu kelas atau gre endaklah dikira• bagi maksud undang-undang it sebagai. setaraf dengan seseorang pegawai dari sesuatu kelas atau gred di bawah undang-undang yang ditetapkan itu.
(1) Tiap-tiap pegawai Badan apabila bertindak di Kad•kad bawah 'Akta Pencegah Rasuah 1961 atau mana-mana undang-undang yang •ditetapkan hendaklah, apabila diminta, menyatakan jawatannyą dan mengemukakan :(2) Maka tidaklah menjadi suatu kesalahan. bagi seseorang enggan mematuhi apa-apa permintaan, kejawatannya dan enggan mengemukakan kad kuasanya 8: Ketua Pengarah Badan boleh mengeluarkan Perintah- Perintan-perintah tadbir yang dipanggil "Perintah- Terap "Tetap" yang tidak bertentangan dengan peruntukan-peruntukan Akta ini bagi maksud pengalatihan, tugas dan kewajipan pegawaipegawai Badan dan bagi apa-apa perkara lain yàng perlu atau bermanfaat untuk kebaikan pentadbiran Badan atau untuk mengelakkan penyalahgunaan kuasa atauk memipasinan alankan angasgsibadaa mnya cekap dan berkesan. it il nene it, disdlatkan benasd di m ima apd a sifatkan
Ákta 123. Pemansuban. Akta 123, IS. 10-TEPEALED BY 6DMANSUMKAN OLEH..
The Director-General of the administrative orders to be called Agency may Standing issue not inconsistent with the Orders", Orders "Standing provisions of this Act, for the general control, training, duties and responsibilities of the officers of the as may be Agency and for such other matters necessary or expedient for the good administration of the Agency or for the of powers or prevention of the abuse neglect of duty and generally for ensuringg the eficient and effective functioning of the Agency.
Every officer of the Agency shall, for the purposes oficer of this Act, be deemed to be always on duty when eeme required to act as such and shall perform the duties and exercise the powers granted to him under this Act or any other law at any place in the Federation where he may be performing duty.
(1) Where any reference is made in any written Transilaw or otherwise to the Biro Siasatan Negara or, in tiona English, the National Bureau of Investigation, such provisions. reference shall from the commencement of this Act be construed as a reference to the Badan Pencegah Rasuah or, in English, the Anti-Corruption Agency respectively.
(2) Any act done or any action taken prior to the commencement of this Act by an officer of the Biro Siasatan Negara shall be deemed to have been done or taken, by an officer of the Anti-Corruption Agency and may accordingly be continued by an officer of the Anti-Corruption Agency.
(3) Any order made under section 6 of the Biro Act 123 Siasatan Negara Act 1973 and in force immediatelv before the commencement of this Act shall, upon the coming into force of this Act, continue to remain in full force and effect and may be repealed or amended in accordance with this Act.
REPEALED BY S. 10-11] DIAASUHKAN OLEH... ACT S1e S
(4) It is hereby declared that the person office of Director-General of the Biro Siasatan Negara the the holding and all other officers holding,office in the; said Bur immediatelybefore the commencement of this eau upon the coming, into force of this Act, Act shall. Director-General and officers of the become tively. Agency, respethc Repeal. 11. The Biro Siasatan Act 123. Negara Act 1973 is repealed.
DICETAK OLEII JABATAN DENGAN PERCETAKAN NEGARA, PERINTAH PADA 13tHH KUALA LUMPUR M'l Harga: 50 sen
Akta Biro Siasatan Negara 1973 adalah dimansuhkan. . DICETAR OLEH JABATAN PERCETARAN NEGARA, KUALA LUMPUR DENGAN PERINTAH PADA 13HB MEI 1982 Harga: 50 sen
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