Malaysia legislation
Section 64
Section 64
Annual general meetings
(2)
The Bar Council shall cause to be prepared and presented to the annual general meeting—
(a)
a report on the activities of the Malaysian Bar during its term of office; and
(b)
proper accounts, duly audited, of all funds, property and assets of the Malaysian Bar for the twelve months ending on 31 December immediately preceding such annual general meeting.
(3)
Notice of an annual general meeting of the Malaysian Bar shall be sent to members, in such manner as the Bar Council may determine, not less than fourteen days before the date of the meeting:
Provided that the period of not less than fourteen days shall not apply in the case of an annual general meeting that is adjourned pursuant to subsection (5).
(4)
The quorum for an annual general meeting shall be five hundred members of the Malaysian Bar; and no business shall be transacted at
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any annual general meeting unless a quorum is present when the meeting proceeds to business.
(5)
If a quorum referred to in subsection (4) is not present within one hour from the time appointed for holding the meeting, the meeting shall be adjourned to the following day at the same time and place unless otherwise notified to the members by the Bar Council in the notice convening the original meeting; and if at such adjourned annual general meeting the quorum is not present within one hour from the time appointed for holding the adjourned meeting, the members present shall constitute the quorum.
(6)
If any member desires to propose any motion to be considered at an annual general meeting convened under this section, he shall, not less than seven days before the date first appointed for holding the meeting, serve on the Secretary of the Malaysian Bar a notice of such motion in writing.
Extraordinary General Meetings