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s 5 Duties of RELA
(1) Every officer and member of RELA shall have the following duties:
(a) to assist any security force or authority established under written law upon request of the force or authority;
(b) to give assistance to the relevant authority in controlling and diverting motor vehicle;
(c) to take part in community service;
(d) to assist in protecting building, installation or other property belonging to the Federal or State Government or any other statutory body or such private property upon request of the owner of the building, installation or property; and
(e) to carry out any orders and directions issued by the Director General not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.
(2) Every officer and member of RELA shall perform the duties and exercise the powers as are by law imposed and shall obey all lawful directions which he may receive from his superior officer authorized by the Director General.
(3) For the purpose of exercising the duty under paragraph (1)(a), the officer and member of RELA shall be under the command of an officer of the security force or authority, as the case may be, who is present at the place.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tugas RELA
(1) Tiap-tiap pegawai dan anggota RELA hendaklah mempunyai tugas yang berikut:
(a) membantu mana-mana pasukan atau pihak berkuasa keselamatan yang ditubuhkan di bawah undang-undang bertulis apabila diminta oleh pasukan keselamatan atau pihak berkuasa itu;
(b) memberikan bantuan kepada pihak berkuasa yang berkaitan dalam mengawal dan mengubah haluan kenderaan motor;
(c) mengambil bahagian dalam khidmat masyarakat;
(d) membantu dalam melindungi bangunan, pepasangan atau harta lain yang dipunyai oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan atau Kerajaan Negeri atau mana-mana badan berkanun lain
Undang-Undang Malaysia AKTA 752
atau apa-apa harta persendirian apabila diminta oleh pemunya bangunan, pepasangan atau harta itu; dan
(e) menjalankan apa-apa perintah dan arahan yang dikeluarkan oleh Ketua Pengarah yang selaras dengan peruntukan Akta ini.
(2) Tiap-tiap pegawai dan anggota RELA hendaklah melaksanakan tugas dan menjalankan kuasa sebagaimana yang dikenakan oleh undang-undang dan hendaklah mematuhi segala arahan yang sah yang diterimanya dari semasa ke semasa daripada pegawai atasan yang diberi kuasa oleh Ketua Pengarah.
(3) Bagi maksud menjalankan tugas di bawah perenggan (1)(a), pegawai dan anggota RELA hendaklah berada di bawah perintah pegawai pasukan atau pihak berkuasa keselamatan, mengikut manamana yang berkenaan, yang berada di tempat itu.
Text as at 1 February 2014 (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).
