Council suggests amendments to Awards Act to empower enforcement against misuse of titles

KUALA LUMPUR: The Council of Datuk Datuk Malaysia (MDDM) has presented suggested amendments to several clauses in the Awards Act 2017 to the Attorney General’s Chambers and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said to strengthen the Act’s enforcement in curbing the misuse of awards and titles.

MDDM president Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz said the suggestions include fixing police powers to arrest and open investigation papers against individuals committing such abuses before they are charged as currently the Act is unclear about whether police can make arrests if an offence is committed under the Act.