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Bintulu Port Authority Act 1981 s 26

Bintulu Port Authority Act 1981 s 26

s 26 Application of Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 and protection from personal liability

(1) The Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 [Act 198] shall apply to any action, suit, prosecution or proceeding against the Authority, or against any member, officer, servant or agent thereof in respect of any act, neglect or default done or committed by him in that capacity. (2) No matter or thing done and no contract entered into by the Authority and no matter or thing done by a member, an officer, a servant or an agent of the Authority acting under the direction of the Authority shall, if the matter or thing was done or the contract entered into bona fide for the purposes of this Act, subject such member, officer, servant or agent personally to any action, liability, claim or demand in respect thereof, and expenses incurred by the Authority or such member, officer, servant or agent in connection therewith shall be paid out of the funds of the Authority.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pemakaian Akta Perlindungan Pihak Berkuasa Awam 1948 dan perlindungan daripada tanggung sendiri

(1) Akta Perlindungan Pihak Berkuasa Awam 1948 [Akta 198] hendaklah dipakai bagi apa-apa tindakan, guaman, pendakwaan atau pembicaraan terhadap Lembaga, atau agen Lembaga, atau terhadap mana-mana ahli, pegawai, pekhidmat atau agen Lembaga berkenaan dengan apa-apa perbuatan, kecuaian atau kemungkiran yang dilakukan olehnya atas sifat tersebut itu. (2) Tiada apa-apa hal atau perkara yang dilakukan dan tiada apaapa kontrak yang dibuat oleh Lembaga dan tiada apa-apa hal atau perkara yang dilakukan oleh ahli, pegawai, penjawat atau agen Lembaga yang bertindak di bawah arahan Lembaga boleh, jika hal atau perkara itu telah dilakukan atau kontrak yang dibuat secara bona fide bagi maksud Akta ini, mengenakan ahli, pegawai, pekhidmat atau agen itu secara peribadi kepada apa-apa tindakan, tanggungan, tuntutan atau permintaan mengenainya, dan belanja yang dilakukan oleh Lembaga atau ahli, pegawai, pekhidmat atau agen itu berhubung dengannya itu hendaklah dibayar daripada wang Lembaga.

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Find Act 243 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 July 2015 (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).

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