Members of Parliament (Remuneration) Act 1980 s 11
s 11 Provision against duplicate salaries
Unless otherwise provided, a Member to whom any salary is payable under this Act shall be entitled to receive only such salary and allowances but if he is the holder of two or more offices in respect of which a salary and allowances are so payable and there is a difference in the salaries and allowances payable in respect of those offices, the office in respect of which such salary and allowances are payable shall be in respect of which the highest salary is payable.
Malay text (authoritative)
Peruntukan bagi mengelakkan pergandaan gaji
Melainkan jika diperuntukkan selainnya, seseorang Ahli atau Anggota yang kepadanya apa-apa gaji kena dibayar di bawah Akta ini adalah berhak menerima hanya gaji dan elaun itu tetapi jika dia pemegang dua jawatan atau lebih yang berkenaan dengannya gaji dan elaun kena dibayar di bawah Akta ini dan ada perbezaan tentang gaji dan elaun yang kena dibayar berkenaan dengan jawatan-jawatan itu, maka jawatan yang berkenaan dengannya elaun dan gaji itu kena dibayar ialah jawatan yang berkenaan dengannya gaji tertinggi kena dibayar.
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Text as at 1 May 2018 (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).
