Accountants Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Disciplinary Proceedings
54. Constitution of Disciplinary Committee
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A Disciplinary Committee shall consist of five persons, of whom two shall be public accountants.
Disciplinary Committee
“Disciplinary Committee” means a Disciplinary Committee appointed under Part 7;
A Disciplinary Committee may be appointed in connection with one or more matters or for a fixed period of time, as the Authority thinks fit.
Authority
“Authority” means such person as is appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 3(1) to be the Authority for the purposes of this Act;
Accountants
The chairman or a member of the Oversight Committee which inquired into any complaint or information shall not be a member of a
Oversight Committee
“Oversight Committee” means the Public Accountants Oversight Committee appointed by the Authority under section 5(1);
Disciplinary Committee conducting the formal inquiry into the same complaint or information.
The Authority shall appoint a member of a Disciplinary
Committee who is a public accountant to be the chairman thereof.
public accountant
“public accountant” means a person who is registered in accordance with this Act as a public accountant;
The Authority may at any time revoke the appointment of any
Disciplinary Committee or remove any member of a Disciplinary Committee or fill any vacancy in a Disciplinary Committee.
No act done by or under the authority of a Disciplinary Committee shall be invalid in consequence of any defect that is subsequently discovered in the appointment or qualification of the members or any of them.
A member of a Disciplinary Committee shall, notwithstanding that he has ceased to be a member of the Disciplinary Panel on the expiry of his term of office, continue to be a member of the Disciplinary Committee until such time as the Disciplinary Committee has completed its work.
Disciplinary Panel
“Disciplinary Panel” means the Disciplinary Panel appointed under section 45(1);
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means such person as is appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 3(1) to be the Authority for the purposes of this Act;
Disciplinary Committee
Defined · s 2“Disciplinary Committee” means a Disciplinary Committee appointed under Part 7;
Disciplinary Panel
Defined · s 2“Disciplinary Panel” means the Disciplinary Panel appointed under section 45(1);
Oversight Committee
Defined · s 2“Oversight Committee” means the Public Accountants Oversight Committee appointed by the Authority under section 5(1);
public accountant
Defined · s 2“public accountant” means a person who is registered in accordance with this Act as a public accountant;
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