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Private Agencies Act 1971 s 4

Private Agencies Act 1971 s 4

Text recovered by OCR from a scanned copy — section numbers and wording may be wrong. Check the official PDF on lom.agc.gov.my before citing.

s 4 Revocation, cancellation or suspension of licences

(1) Where in the opinion of the Minister a licensed private agency carries on its business or engages in activities or its business is being used for any purpose prejudicial to peace, welfare and good order in the Federation, or contravenes this Act or any other written law, the Minister may, subject to subsection (4), revoke or cancel or suspend the licence issued to such licensed private agency. (2) If the revocation, cancellation or suspension of a licence under this section is made by a person to whom the Minister has by virtue of section 17 delegated his power under this section, a licensed private agency who is aggrieved by the revocation, cancellation or suspension of his licence may within 14 days of such revocation, cancellation or suspension appeal to the Minister. (3) The decision of the Minister in revoking, cancelling or suspending the licence under subsection (1) or made on an appeal under subsection (2) shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court. (4) Before revoking, cancelling or suspending a licence, the Minister shall give an opportunity to the licensed private agency concerned to show cause why such licence should not be revoked, cancelled or suspended, as the case may be. (5) Where the licence of a private agency is revoked, cancelled or suspended under this section, the deposit kept under subsection 3(3) shall forthwith be forfeited to the Government and shall thereupon be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

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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).

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