Malaysia legislation
Section 15
Section 15
Advisory Committee
(2)
The Advisory Committee shall consist of not less than seventeen and not more than twenty-four members of the Corporation.
Members of the Advisory Committee shall be styled Kay Teohs.
(3)
No person shall be eligible as a member of the Advisory
Committee unless—
(i)
he is a member of the Corporation; and
(ii)
his nomination for election is approved by a majority of the Standing Committee.
(4)
The original members of the Advisory Committee shall be—
Tan Swi Chay
Ho Kim Toon
Cheong Tiong Hak
Guan Kim Lee
Ong Tock Seng
Tan Koon Tiang
Tan Thiam Thye
Tan San Hong
Chee Hong Chiang
Goh Tiow Wan
Ee Yew Kim
Tan Seng Tee
Tan Soo Chong
Chi Sun Cheng
Goh Tiow Chong
Chee Guan Chiang
Wee Soon Teck
(5)
Members of the Advisory Committee (other than the original members) shall be elected from the members of the Corporation in the same manner as near as may be as that provided for the election of members of the Standing Committee.
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(6)
At the first Annual General Meeting of the Corporation and at each Annual General Meeting of the Corporation held in every succeeding year one-third of the members of the Advisory Committee or if their number is not a multiple of three then the number nearest to one-third, shall retire from office, the members to retire being those who have been longest in office since their last election but as between persons who became members of the Advisory
Committee on the same day those to retire shall (unless otherwise agreed amongst themselves) be determined by lot. Retiring members shall be eligible for re-election.
(7)
If any member of the Advisory Committee desires to retire from acting as such he shall give to the Corporation one month’s notice in writing of such desire and his resignation shall take effect from the expiration of such notice or its earlier acceptance by the Standing Committee.
(8)
If for any cause any casual vacancy shall occur in the Advisory
Committee such vacancy may be filled by a member of the
Corporation elected by the Standing Committee, and any person so elected shall (unless otherwise arranged at the time of his election) hold office for the remainder of the period during which the member in whose place he shall be elected would have held office had such a vacancy not occurred.
Annual Meetings