Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 s 50

s 50 Appointment may be made by office and with retrospective effect

Where under any written law the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, a State Authority, a Minister or any other authority is empowered to appoint a person to exercise any function, to be a member of any board, commission or similar body or to be or do any other thing, he may— (a) instead of appointing a person by name, appoint the holder of an office by the term designating the office; and (b) if he thinks fit, make the appointment with retrospective effect to a date not earlier than the commencement of the law under which it is made.

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Text as at 1 May 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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