The power to suspend lies in the authority who has the power to appoint — Hafiz Hassan

The Negeri Sembilan government has suspended the state secretary and state legal adviser effective immediately, as decided unanimously by the State Executive Council.

Under the Negeri Sembilan Constitution, the state secretary and legal adviser are appointed by the respective Service Commission.

Authority to suspend these officials resides with the appointing commission, as supported by the Federal Constitution and Interpretation Acts.

SEPTEMBER 23 — The Negeri Sembilan government yesterday suspended the state secretary and state legal adviser with immediate effect.

Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim said the decision was made unanimously at a special meeting of the State Executive Council (MMKN).

Both state secretary and state legal adviser are appointees under the Laws of the Constitution of Negeri Sembilan 1959 (UUTKNS).

Article 37 of the UUTKNS says that they are appointed “by the appropriate Service Commission from amongst members of any of the relevant public services respective Service Commission”.

Reference has to be made to the Eleventh Schedule of the Federal Constitution where Section 29 provides as follows:

“Where a written law confers upon any person or authority a power to make appointments to any office or place, the power shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including a power to dismiss or suspend any person appointed and to appoint another person temporarily in the place of any person so suspended or in place of any sick or absent holder of such office or place:

“Provided that where the power of such person or authority to make such appointment is only exercisable upon the recommendation or subject to the approval or consent of some other person or authority, such power of dismissal shall, unless the contrary intention appears, only be exercisable upon the recommendation or subject to the approval or consent of such other person or authority.”

Nothing in Article 37 of the UUTKNS provides that the appointments of the state secretary and state legal adviser are “exercisable upon the recommendation or subject to the approval or consent of some other person or authority”.

Even if they are so appointed, the power to suspend them remains in the “appropriate Service Commission” exercisable “upon the recommendation or subject to the approval or consent of” the State Government.

Meanwhile, Section 47 of the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 provides as follows:

“Where a power to make an appointment is conferred by any written law, the appointing authority shall also have power (subject to any limitations or qualifications which affect the power of appointment) to remove, suspend, reappoint or re-instate any person appointed in the exercise of the power.”

Clearly the power to suspend any person appointed lies in the authority who has the power to appoint such person.

* This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of Malay Mail.

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森美兰州政府已暂停州秘书和州法律顾问的职务，立即生效，这是州行政议会一致决定的。

根据森美兰州宪法，州秘书和法律顾问由相应的公务员委员会任命。

根据联邦宪法和解释法案，任命委员会拥有暂停这些官员职务的权力。

9月23日——森美兰州政府昨日宣布立即暂停州秘书和州法律顾问的职务。

州务大臣拿督伊斯迈·拉西姆表示，该决定是在州行政委员会（MMKN）特别会议上一致通过的。

州秘书和州法律顾问均根据 1959 年森美兰州宪法（UUTKNS）的规定任命。

《UUTKNS》第 37 条规定，他们由“相应的公务员委员会从任何相关公共服务部门的成员中任命”。

必须参考《联邦宪法》第十一附表，其中第29条规定如下：

“凡成文法赋予任何人或机构任命任何职位或岗位的权力，除非另有相反的意图，否则该权力应解释为包括解雇或停职任何被任命人员的权力，以及临时任命另一人代替任何被停职人员或代替任何生病或缺勤的该职位或岗位持有者的权力：

“但如果该人或机构的任命权只能在另一人或机构的推荐或批准或同意下行使，则除非另有相反的意图，该解雇权也只能在另一人或机构的推荐或批准或同意下行使。”

《统一国家法律条例》第 37 条没有任何规定表明，国务秘书和国务法律顾问的任命“须经其他个人或机构的推荐、批准或同意”。

即使他们被如此任命，暂停他们的职务的权力仍然属于“适当的公务员委员会”，该权力可“根据州政府的建议或批准或同意”行使。

同时，1948 年和 1967 年《释义法》第 47 条规定如下：

“凡成文法赋予任命权的，任命机关亦有权（在影响任命权的任何限制或条件的约束下）罢免、暂停、重新任命或恢复任何根据该任命权被任命的人的职务。”

显然，暂停任何被任命人员职务的权力属于有权任命该人员的机构。

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