Kn. P.U. 6/1999 THE COUNCIL OF RELIGION OF ISLAM AND MALAY CUSTOM, KELANTAN (CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE) RULES 1999
Rule 14. Report of serious pecuniary indebtedness. etc. from Courts and Official Assignee.
(1) The Head of Department shall obtain a report from the Registrar or Senior Assistant Registrar of the High Court and the Registrar of the Sessions and Magistrates' Courts in respect of proceedings in their respective courts relating to an officer or servant of the Majlis-
(a) who, being a judgement debtor, does not appear from the file of the suit to have settled the debt within one month from the date of judgement;
(b) who has filed his own petition in bankruptcy or for a wage earner's administration order; or
(c) against whom a creditor's petition in bankruptcy has been presented.
(2) The Head of Department shall seek the assistance of the Official Assignee to carry out a full investigation of the affairs of an officer or servant who is a bankrupt or an insolvent wage earner and to communicate to him a report containing the following matters:
(a) the Statement of Affairs filed by the bankrupt or an insolvent wage earner in accordance with the bankruptcy law for the time being in force;
(b) the amount of instalment ordered made;
(c) whether or not the Official Assignee proposes to initiate any further proceedings and, if so, a brief indication of their nature;
(d) the main cause of the bankruptcy;
(e) whether in the opinion of the Official Assignee the case involves unavoidable misfortune, dishonourable conduct or any other special circumstances, favourable or unfavourable to the officer or servant; and
(f) any other matter which, in the discretion of the Official Assignee, he thinks proper to mention.
(3) The Head of Department shall forward the reports received under subrule (1) and (2) together with his report on the officer's or servant's work and conduct before and since his serious pecuniary indebtedness to the Disciplinary Committee. On consideration of all the reports the Disciplinary Committee shall decide whether to take disciplinary action against the officer or servant concerned and if so, what action to take.
(4) If the disciplinary action taken under subrule (3) results in a punishment of deferment of salary movement, the Disciplinary Committee may, on the expiry of the said deferment of salary movement, order that an amount equivalent to the restored salary movement be added to the instalments payable to the Official Assignee or to any judgement creditor.
(5) An officer or servant who obtains an annulment of his bankruptcy may be treated as having fully restored his credit.