Secretary
(1) The Commission shall have a Secretary who shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission. (2) The Secretary shall be appointed by the Minister who shall be an officer of the Commission. (3) The Secretary shall be appointed on such terms and shall have such functions as the Commission may determine.
Temporary exercise of functions of Secretary
The Commission may, with the consent of the Minister, appoint any officer of the Commission to act temporarily as the Secretary during any period when— (a) the office of the Secretary is vacant; (b) the Secretary is absent from duty or from Malaysia; or (c) the Secretary is, for any other reason, unable to perform the duties of his office.
Officers and staff of Commission
(1) The Commission shall appoint such number of officers and staff of the Commission as may be necessary be to assist the Commission in discharging its functions and exercising its powers effectively and efficiently and for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. (2) The Commission may appoint any officers from any government agency on secondment basis to be its investigators. (3) The Commission may appoint such number of legal officers as may be necessary who shall be seconded from amongst officers of the Judicial and Legal Service to assist the Commission. (4) An officer of the Commission having, directly or indirectly, by himself, a member of his family or his associate, any interest or connection to a member of the police force under investigation by the Commission shall disclose his interest or connection forthwith to the Chairman and shall not be involved in any investigation conducted by the Commission as regards that member of the police force.
Consultants
(1) The Commission may engage any person from amongst public servants and public servants retirees, on such terms as the Commission may impose, as consultants or to perform such services as the Commission thinks appropriate. (2) A person engaged under subsection (1) having directly or indirectly, by himself, a member of his family or his associate, any interest or connection to a member of the police force under investigation by the Commission shall disclose his interest or connection forthwith to the Chairman and shall not be involved in any investigation conducted by the Commission as regards that member of the police force.
Committees
(1) The Commission may establish such committees to assist the Commission in the performance of its functions under this Act. (2) The Commission may appoint any of its members to be the chairman of a committee. (3) The Commission may appoint any member or officer of the Commission to be a member of any committee. (4) A committee shall be subject to and act in accordance with the direction given to the committee by the Commission. (5) The Commission may at any time discontinue or alter the constitution of a committee. (6) A member of a committee shall be paid such allowances as the Minister may determine.
Authority card
(1) For the purposes of this Act, an authority card shall be issued to a member and an officer of the Commission. (2) The authority card shall be signed by the Chairman of the Commission and such card shall be prima facie evidence of the appointment under this Act. (3) A member or an officer of the Commission acting under this Act shall, on demand, declare his office and produce the authority card issued to him to the person against whom he is acting or from whom he seeks any information.
Use of officers, staff or facilities of government department, etc.
(1) The Commission may request and arrange for the use of the services of— (a) any staff or facilities of a government department or a local or statutory authority; or (b) any government officer including a member of the police force, to cooperate with, or assist in the exercise of its duties, or to assist the Commission in the performance of its functions under this Act. (2) It shall be the duty of the government departments or local or statutory authority or government officer referred to in subsection (1) to comply with a request under this section.
Consultation with other agencies
The Commission may consult with and disseminate information to other enforcement agencies, any Federal or State government department or any person or body as the Commission thinks appropriate.
Provisions on this page are reproduced verbatim from official open data. See the attribution line.
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).