Employment Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Inspection
118. Powers of entry, inspection and enquiry
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Commissioner and any authorised officer may —
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
enter and inspect, without previous notice at any hour of the day or night —
any place where he has reasonable cause to believe that any employee resides or is employed; or
employee
“employee” means a person who has entered into or who works under a contract of service with an employer, and includes a workman and any public officer or employee of the Government included in a category, class or description of such officers or employees declared by the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, to be employees for the purposes of this Act or any Part thereof; but does not include any seaman, domestic worker or any person employed in a managerial, executive or confidential position or any person belonging to any other class of person whom the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, may by notification published in the Gazette, declare not to be employees for the purposes of this Act;
any building occupied or used for any purpose connected with that employment; and
make any enquiry which he considers necessary in relation to any matter within the provisions of this Act.
Terms defined in s 2
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means any person appointed as such under section 5;
Commissioner
Defined · s 2“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Labour appointed under section 3(1);
employee
Defined · s 2“employee” means a person who has entered into or who works under a contract of service with an employer, and includes a workman and any public officer or employee of the Government included in a category, class or description of such officers or employees declared by the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, to be employees for the purposes of this Act or any Part thereof; but does not include any seaman, domestic worker or any person employed in a managerial, executive or confidential position or any person belonging to any other class of person whom the Minister, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, may by notification published in the Gazette, declare not to be employees for the purposes of this Act;