Malaysia legislation
Section 50
Section 50
(2)
The Bar Council shall fix and publish during the first week of
November in every year and notify every member of the Malaysian
Bar by letter of—
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(a)
the names of the candidates nominated for election in accordance with section 49;
(b)
the number of persons for whom each member is entitled to vote;
(c)
the last day for the return of the postal ballot which shall be the last day of November;
(d)
the address to which the postal ballot shall be returned;
(e)
the names of three scrutineers.
(3)
The Bar Council shall at the same time also forward to every member a ballot paper containing the names of all the candidates nominated under section 49.
(4)
All envelopes containing ballot papers received by the Bar
Council shall be kept unopened and shall be delivered to the scrutineers on the first working day after the last day of November.
(5)
The scrutineers shall count the ballots and declare to the
Secretary of the Bar Council the persons elected not later than the end of the first week of December of each year and thereupon the Secretary of the Bar Council shall forthwith advise each State Bar Committee of the persons so elected.
(6)
Any accidental failure on the part of the Bar Council to comply with this section or of any rules made with respect to elections to the
Bar Council shall not invalidate an election.
When election deemed to be election