Legal Aid Act 1971 s 3
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s 3 Director General of Legal Aid and other persons assisting him
(1) The Minister may appoint from amongst members of the Judicial and Legal Service of the Federation a person to be or to act as a Director General of Legal Aid.
(2) The Director General shall be assisted by such other person as the Minister may appoint and who shall carry such designation or designations as the Minister may determine.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of any written law to the contrary, the Director General and any person appointed under subsection (2) shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the right to appear and plead in all courts in Malaysia.
(4) For the purposes of this Act, every person appointed under subsection (2) shall be subject to the general direction and supervision of the Director General, and subject thereto, shall have and exercise all the powers conferred on the Director General by or under this Act, other than those conferred by sections 5 and 27.
(5) Every person appointed under subsection (2) shall, unless he is already a public servant—
(a) receive such remuneration as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may determine;
(b) be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
Malay text (authoritative)
(1) Peguam Negara boleh melantek sa-orang dari antara anggota2 Perkhidmatan Kehakiman dan Undang2 Perseku tuan untok menjadi atau bertindak sa-bagai Pengaral Bantuan Guaman. Neoaere a ne ng e range er senanc tin ihber aplinama jawatan sa-bagaimana yang di-tetapkan oleh Peguam Negara.
(3) Walau apa pun peruntokan mana2 undang? bertulis yang berlawanan, Pengarah dan mana' orang yang di-lantek di-bawah sekshen-kechil (2) ada-lah berhak, bagi maksud? Akta ini, hadhir dan berguam dalam semua mahkamah keadilan di-Malaysia.
(4) Bagi maksud Akta ini, tiap2 orang yang_di-lantek il-bawah sekshen-kechil (2)keendak-lah tertaklok kapad ırahan dan penyeliaan am/Pehgarah, dan tertaklok kapad yang demıklan, senala kuasa yang diberi kapana leagarah oleh atau di bawah Akta ini, lain daripada kuasa2 yang di-beri oleh sekshen 5,6 dan 1627
[Bhg. II, S. 3-5]
(5) Tiap2 orang yang di-laftek di-bawah sekshen-kechil
(2), melainkan jika ia telah sedia menjadi sa-orang penjawat awam, hendak-lah—
(a) menerima saraan sa-bagaimana dı-tetapkan olel Yang di-Pertuan Agong;
(b) di-sifatkan sa-bagai sa-orang penjawat awam dalam erti Kanun Keseksaan yang berkenaan. 8/41 578 Ketua Pengaruch Mentes
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Text as at 1 November 2013 (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).
