Public servants
The Chairman, all members of the Board and of any committee, and the officers and servants of the Board, while discharging their duties as the Chairman or as such members, officers and servants shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
Duty to maintain secrecy
(1) Except for the purposes of this Act or for the purposes of any civil or criminal proceedings under any written law, no member of the Board, member of a committee, officer or servant of the Board shall disclose any information which has been obtained by him in the course of his duties and which is not published in pursuance of this Act. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
Protection of officers
No action or prosecution shall be brought, instituted or maintained in any court against— (a) the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer or servant duly appointed under this Act for or on account of or in respect of any act ordered or done for the purpose of carrying this Act into effect; and (b) any other person for or on account of or in respect of any act done or purported to be done by him under the order, direction or instruction of the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer or servant duly appointed under this Act, if the act was done in good faith and in a reasonable belief that it was necessary for the purpose intended to be served by it.
Power to make regulations
(1) The Minister may make such regulations as may be expedient or necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations may be made for prescribing— (a) the procedure to be followed by any committee established under this Act; (b) the procedure relating to the giving of grants or other financial assistance; (c) the manner of applying for a grant or other financial assistance, the forms to be used and the information to be furnished; (d) the form in which a register or other records shall be kept or maintained under this Act and the entries to be made in the register and records; (e) the fees or charges to be imposed under this Act; (f) the manner of appointment, and the terms and conditions of service of the officers and servants of the Board; (g) the terms and conditions and the procedure for the grant of loans or advances to any officer or servant of the Board; and (h) any other matter which the Board deems expedient or necessary for the purposes of this Act.
Provisions on this page are reproduced verbatim from official open data. See the attribution line.
Text as at 1 July 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated. Read the official text ↗
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).