Section 13d — ADVOCATES ORDINANCE (SABAH) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2017

(2)

The Executive Committee shall consist of the following members:

(a)

the President;

(b)

the Vice-President;

(c)

the immediate past President of the Law

Society;

(d)

the Secretary;

(e)

the Assistant Secretary;

(f)

the Treasurer; and

(g)

six committee members.

(3)

Notwithstanding subsection (2), the first

Executive Committee shall be the current office-bearers of the Sabah Law Association.

(4)

The first Executive Committee referred to in subsection (3) shall remain in office until the annual general meeting is held and elections of the members of the Executive Committee referred to in subsection (2) have taken place in the manner and at the times provided in this Ordinance.

(5)

All powers, acts or things which are not expressly authorized, directed or required to be exercised or done by the Law Society in a general meeting may, subject to this Ordinance and any rules made under this Ordinance or any resolution passed from time to time by the Law Society in a general meeting, be exercised or done by the

Executive Committee.

(6)

Notwithstanding subsection (5), such resolution of the Law Society shall not invalidate the previous exercise of any power or the previous doing of any act or thing by the Executive Committee which would have been valid if the resolution had not been passed.

Advocates Ordinance (Sabah) (Amendment)

(7)

The members of the Executive Committee, except for the immediate past President, shall be elected at the annual general meeting of the members and the elected members are eligible for re-election.

(8)

A person shall be disqualified from being a member of the Executive Committee—

(a)

unless he is and has been an advocate for a period of not less than five years, or for periods which in the aggregate amount to not less than five years;

(b)

if he is a member of either House of

Parliament or of the State Legislative

Assembly or of any local authority; or

(c)

if he holds any office in—

(i)

any trade union;

(ii)

any political party; or

(iii)

any other organization, body or group of persons, whether or not it is established under any law, whether it is within or outside Sabah, and which has objectives or carries on activities which can be construed as being political in nature, character or effect.

Specific powers of the Executive

Committee.