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s 13 Disclosure of interest
(1) Any member of the Commission or a committee who has or acquires a direct or indirect interest by himself, through a member of his family or his associate in relation to any matter under discussion by the Commission or the committee shall disclose to the Commission, or the committee, as the case may be, the fact of his interest and the nature and extent of that interest.
(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Commission or the committee, as the case may be, in which the matter is discussed and, after the disclosure, the member—
(a) shall not be present or take part in any discussion or decision of the Commission or the committee, as the case may be, about the matter; and
(b) shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Commission or the committee, as the case may be,
when the matter is discussed or decided upon.
(3) A member of the Commission or a committee who fails to disclose his interest as provided under subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.
(4) No act or proceedings of the Commission or a committee shall be invalidated on the ground that any member of the Commission or the committee has contravened this section.
(5) For the purpose of this section—
“a member of his family”, in relation to a member of the Commission or a committee, includes―
(a) his spouse;
(b) his parent including a parent of his spouse;
(c) his child including an adopted child or stepchild;
(d) his brother or sister including a brother or sister of his spouse; and
(e) a spouse of his child, brother or sister; and
“associate”, in relation to a member of the Commission or a committee, means―
(a) a person who is a nominee or an employee of the member;
(b) a firm of which the member or any nominee of his is a partner;
(c) a partner of the member;
(d) a trustee of a trust under which the member or a member of his family is a beneficiary; or
(e) any corporation within the meaning of the * Companies Act 2016 [Act 777], of which or in
* NOTE—This Act has repealed the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] w.e.f. 31 January 2017
which the member or any nominee of his or a member of the member’s family is a director or has a substantial shareholding.
First Schedule
Malay text (authoritative)
Penzahiran kepentingan
(1) Mana-mana anggota Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa yang mempunyai atau memperoleh suatu kepentingan langsung atau tidak langsung sama ada dengan sendiri, menerusi anggota keluarganya atau menerusi sekutunya berhubung dengan apa-apa perkara yang sedang dibincangkan oleh Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa hendaklah menzahirkan kepada Suruhanjaya, atau jawatankuasa, mengikut manamana yang berkenaan, hakikat kepentingannya dan jenis dan takat kepentingan itu.
(2) Penzahiran di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah direkodkan dalam minit mesyuarat Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, yang dalamnya perkara itu dibincangkan dan, selepas penzahiran itu, anggota itu―
(a) tidak boleh hadir atau mengambil bahagian dalam manamana perbincangan atau keputusan Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, mengenai perkara itu; dan
(b) tidak boleh dikira bagi maksud membentuk kuorum Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan,
apabila perkara itu dibincangkan atau diputuskan.
(3) Seseorang anggota Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa yang tidak menzahirkan kepentingannya sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan di bawah subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi lima ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi lima tahun atau keduaduanya.
(4) Tiada tindakan atau prosiding Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa boleh ditidaksahkan atas alasan bahawa mana-mana anggota Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa telah melanggar seksyen ini.
(5) Bagi maksud seksyen ini― “anggota keluarganya”, berhubung dengan seseorang anggota Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa, termasuk―
(a) suami atau isterinya;
(b) ibu atau bapanya termasuklah ibu atau bapa suami atau isterinya;
(c) anaknya termasuklah anak angkatnya atau anak tirinya;
(d) adik-beradiknya termasuklah adik-beradik suami atau isterinya; dan
(e) suami atau isteri anaknya, atau adik-beradiknya; dan
“sekutu”, berhubung dengan seseorang anggota Suruhanjaya atau jawatankuasa, ertinya―
(a) orang yang merupakan penama atau pekerja anggota itu;
(b) firma yang anggota itu atau mana-mana penamanya merupakan seorang pekongsinya;
(c) pekongsi anggota itu;
(d) pemegang amanah sesuatu amanah yang di bawahnya anggota atau seorang anggota keluarganya merupakan seorang benefisiari; atau
(e) mana-mana perbadanan mengikut pengertian *Akta Syarikat 2016 [Akta 777], yang anggota itu atau mana-mana penamanya atau seseorang anggota keluarganya ialah seorang pengarah atau mempunyai pemegangan syer yang substantial dalam perbadanan itu.
Jadual Pertama
Text as at 1 August 2018 (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).
