Section 31

The Disciplinary Committee shall consist of five members of the Board to be appointed by the Board, one of whom shall be appointed chairman of the Committee.

The chairman of the Disciplinary Committee and two members of the Committee shall form a quorum at all meetings of the

Disciplinary Committee.

The Disciplinary Committee shall have powers to determine the conduct of its proceedings.

In the exercise of its disciplinary functions, the Disciplinary

Committee shall have the power to take such disciplinary action and impose such disciplinary punishment as provided by any disciplinary rules made under section 73.

The Disciplinary Committee may, subject to subsection (7), delegate any of its disciplinary functions, powers or duties other than the disciplinary punishment of dismissal or reduction in rank to any officer or servant of the Board, or to any committee of officers and

38 Laws of Malaysia servants of the Board, in respect of any particular officer or servant of the Board or in respect of any class or category of officers or servants of the Board, and the officer and servant or committee delegated with such functions, powers or duties shall carry out, exercise or discharge them under the direction and control of the Disciplinary Committee which shall have the power to review, rescind or vary any decision or finding of such officer or servant or such committee.

No delegation shall be made under subsection (6) so as to enable an officer or servant of the Board to exercise any disciplinary authority or to be a member of a committee which may exercise any disciplinary authority over an officer or servant who is superior to him in rank.

Establishment of the Disciplinary Appeal Committee