Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Termination of membership
A member shall cease to be a member of the Corporation in any of the following events:
(a)
if he shall give seven days’ notice in writing of his intention to resign by delivering such notice or by sending the same by prepaid registered post addressed to the
Corporation at its registered office;
(b)
if he shall be adjudicated bankrupt or have a receiving order in bankruptcy made against him;
(c)
if he shall be found guilty by any Court of an offence punishable with a maximum sentence of imprisonment for a term of six months or upwards and shall by that
Court be sentenced to any term of imprisonment:
Provided always that the Standing Committee shall have power by special resolution to re-elect such member immediately in cases arising from motoring and traffic offences and offences of a like nature;
(d)
if he shall become a lunatic;
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(e)
if he shall cease to be ordinarily resident in Malacca or become a Christian or a Muslim;
(f)
if, being a member of the Standing Committee, he absents himself from the meetings of such Committee, of which due notice has been given, without special leave of absence obtained from the Chairman of the Corporation on six consecutive occasions and a resolution is passed to that effect at a meeting of the Standing Committee;
(g)
if, being a member of the Advisory Committee and having been duly called upon to do so, he fails, without special leave obtained from the Chairman of the Corporation, to attend meetings of the Advisory Committee on six consecutive occasions and a resolution is passed to that effect at a meeting of the Standing Committee.
Expulsion of members