Government Contracts Act 1949 s 8
No public officer shall be liable to be sued personally upon any contract which he makes in that capacity; but a public officer shall be personally liable when he expressly pledges his personal credit, or where he contracts otherwise than as the agent of the Government or of a State Government.
Had liabiliti diri pegawai awam
Tiada pegawai awam boleh dibawa guaman terhadap dirinya atas apa-apa kontrak yang dibuat atas sifatnya sebagai pegawai awam; tetapi seseorang pegawai awam hendaklah bertanggungan sendiri apabila dia menyandarkan kredit diri dengan nyata, atau jika dia membuat kontrak selain sebagai ejen Kerajaan atau ejen suatu Kerajaan Negeri.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
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).