National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011
Akta Majlis Perundingan Gaji Negara 2011
Establishes a National Wages Consultative Council with the responsibility to conduct studies on all matters concerning minimum wages and makes recommendation to the Government to make minimum wages orders according to sectors, types of employment and regional areas.
Read the copy (English) — PDF, 41 pagesBahasa Melayu — PDF, 44 pages
Copy of the official text captured from the Laws of Malaysia portal (AGC) on 26 October 2026. Always check the official portal for the authoritative current version. Amendments made after the official “last updated” date are published separately as amending Acts (Act A…) on the portal.
| Number | Act 732 |
|---|---|
| Type | Federal Act |
| Applies to | Federal |
| Subject | Employment & labour |
| Year | 2011 |
| Official “last updated” | 1 August 2015 |
| Published by | Attorney General's Chambers — Laws of Malaysia portal (lom.agc.gov.my) |
| Text as at | 1 August 2015 |
| Royal Assent | 26 August 2011 |
| Published in the Gazette | 15 September 2011 |
Long title
An Act to establish a National Wages Consultative Council with the responsibility to conduct studies on all matters concerning minimum wages and to make recommendation to the Government to make minimum wages orders according to sectors, types of employment and regional areas, and to provide for related matters.
Contents — Parts and sections
61 sections in 6 Parts, headings copied from the “ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS” of the official text (copy of 26 October 2026). Read the full wording in the PDF.
Definitions: section 2 (Interpretation).
Part I PRELIMINARY (2)
- s 1 Short title and commencement
- s 2 Interpretation
Part II NATIONAL WAGES CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL (18)
- s 3 National Wages Consultative Council
- s 4 Functions and powers of the Council
- s 5 Membership of the Council
- s 6 Temporary exercise of functions of the Chairman
- s 7 Secretary
- s 8 Tenure of office
- s 9 Allowances
- s 10 Revocation of appointment and resignation
- s 11 Vacation of office
- s 12 Meetings
- s 13 Procedure at meetings
- s 14 Minutes
- s 15 Council may invite others to meetings
- s 16 Procedure
- s 17 Council may establish committees
- s 18 Secretariat
- s 19 Funds
- s 20 Validity of acts and proceedings
Part III MINIMUM WAGES ORDER (5)
- s 21 Council to make consultation, etc.
- s 22 Council to make recommendation
- s 23 Minimum wages order
- s 24 Effect of the minimum wages order
- s 25 Council to review minimum wages order
Part IV INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT (17)
- s 26 Powers of the enforcement officer
- s 27 Production of authority card
- s 28 Search and seizure with warrant
- s 29 Search and seizure without warrant
- s 30 Access to recorded information, computerized data, etc.
- s 31 Warrant admissible notwithstanding defects
- s 32 List of book of account of wages, etc., seized
- s 33 Release of the book of account of wages, etc., seized
- s 34 No cost or damages arising from seizure to be recoverable
- s 35 Obstruction to exercise of powers by enforcement officer
- s 36 Powers to require the production of book of account of wages, etc.
- s 37 Enforcement officer may retain documents
- s 38 Access to records
- s 39 Power to require attendance of persons acquainted with case
- s 40 Examination of persons acquainted with case
- s 41 Admission of statements in evidence
- s 42 Admissibility of documents, etc.
Part V OFFENCES AND PENALTIES (5)
- s 43 Offence
- s 44 Court order
- s 45 General Penalty
- s 46 Penalty in the case of a continuing offence
- s 47 Penalty in the case of a repeated offence
Part VI GENERAL (14)
- s 48 Responsibility of employer for offences committed by members of board of directors, etc.
- s 49 Offences by body corporate, etc.
- s 50 Public Authorities Protection Act 1948
- s 51 Public servant
- s 52 Protection against suits and legal proceedings
- s 53 Protection of informers
- s 54 Obligations of secrecy
- s 55 Prosecution
- s 56 Compounding of offences
- s 57 Power to make regulations
- s 58 Repeal and dissolution
- s 59 Savings
- s 60 References
- s 61 Things done in anticipation of the enactment of the Act
- NATIONAL WAGES CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL ACT 2011
Related laws
Evidence Act 1950 (Act 56)Industrial Relations Act 1967 (Act 177)Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 (Act 198)Employment Act 1955 (Act 265)Penal Code (Act 574)Criminal Procedure Code (Act 593)
Federal Acts that this law's official text itself refers to (as “[Act N]”), most-referred first.
Version history
| Captured | Language | Official “last updated” | Pages | SHA-256 | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2026 | Bahasa Melayu | 1 August 2015 | 44 | f8d41c925457 | PDF 0.4 MB |
| 26 October 2026 | English | 1 August 2015 | 41 | f46fab6d7b41 | PDF 0.5 MB |
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