Where a person sentenced or ordered by a civil court (whether within or without Malaysia) to pay a sum by way of fine, penalty, damages, compensation or costs in consequences of being charged before the civil court with an offence is at the time of the sentence or order, or subsequently becomes, a member of the regular forces, then, if the whole or any part of that sum is met by a payment made by or on behalf of any service authority, the amount of the payment may be deducted from his pay.
Malay text (authoritative)
Potongan bagi membayar penalti awam
Jika seseorang yang dihukum atau diperintahkan oleh mahkamah awam (sama ada di dalam atau di luar Malaysia) untuk membayar sesuatu jumlah wang dengan cara denda, penalti, ganti rugi, pampasan atau kos oleh sebab dipertuduh di hadapan mahkamah awam atas sesuatu kesalahan ialah seorang anggota angkatan tetap pada masa hukuman atau perintah itu dibuat, atau kemudiannya menjadi seorang anggota angkatan tetap, jika keseluruhan atau mana-mana bahagian wang itu dijelaskan dengan suatu pembayaran yang dibuat oleh atau bagi pihak mana-mana pihak berkuasa perkhidmatan, maka jumlah pembayaran itu boleh dipotong daripada gajinya.
Text as at 15 July 2022 (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).
