Malaysia legislation
Section 12
of STANDARD AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA (INCORPORATION) ACT 1975
Section 12
(2)
Meetings of the Council shall be summoned by the Secretary who shall give at least twenty-one days' notice of the meeting and of the business to be transacted at the meeting.
(3)
At any meeting of the Council twelve members present in person shall form a quorum.
(4)
At every meeting of the Council—
the Chairman shall
(a)
the Chairman shall preside
(b)
in the absence of the Court
(b)
in the absence of the Chairman the Deputy Chairman shall preside;
(c)
in the absence of the Chairman and D
(c)
in the absence of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman the members present shall appoint one of their number to preside. The person presiding at a meeting of the
(5)
The person presiding at a meeting of the Council shall have a deliberative vote and in the case of an equality of votes shall also have a casting vote.
(6)
A member of the Council may appoint
(6)
A member of the Council may appoint another member to be his proxy, and the proxy so appointed may in addition to his own vote cast the vote of the member who appointed him, but no proxy may cast more than three votes in addition to his own. (7) Every question before the Council
(7)
Every question before the Council shall be determined by a majority of the members voting thereon. (8) The Council shall cause proper mis
(8)
The Council shall cause proper minutes to be kept of its proceedings at each meeting, and any such minutes purporting to be signed by the person presiding at the meeting in question or at the next meeting shall without further proof be evidence of the members present and the business transacted at the meeting. (9) Subject to subsection (10) a question
(9)
Subject to subsection (10), a question before the Council that is not required by this Act or by the rules to be determined at a meeting may be voted on and determined by means of ballot papers sent through the post. (10) The determination of a question will
(10)
The determination of a question under subsection (9) shall not be effective unless—
(a)
a ballot paper has been sent to
(a)
a ballot paper has been sent to every member entitled to vote; and
(b)
the paper clearly specifies the question
(b)
the paper clearly specifies the question for determination and the final date, which shall not be less than twenty-one days after the date of despatch of the paper, for the receipt of votes by the Council.
(11)
Subject to this Act and the rules, the Council may regulate its own procedure. 13. The Minister may give to the