s 25 Compliance with code of conduct a legal defence
Compliance with a code of conduct shall be a defence against any prosecution, action or proceedings of any nature, whether in a court or otherwise, taken against a person who is subject to the code of conduct regarding a matter dealt with in that code of conduct.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pematuhan tatakelakuan suatu pembelaan yang sah
Pematuhan sesuatu tatakelakuan hendaklah menjadi suatu pembelaan terhadap apa-apa jenis pendakwaan, tindakan atau prosiding, sama ada di mahkamah atau selainnya, yang diambil terhadap seseorang yang tertakluk kepada tatakelakuan itu berkenaan dengan sesuatu perkara yang diperkatakan dalam tatakelakuan itu.
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).