Section 17
Vacation of office of member of committee
of Agensi Inovasi Malaysia Act 2010
The office of a member of a committee appointed under section 16 shall be vacated if—
(a)
he dies;
(b)
there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted of, a charge in respect of—
(i)
an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(ii)
an offence under any law relating to corruption;
or
(iii)
any other offence punishable with imprisonment
(in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine) for more than two years;
(c)
he becomes a bankrupt;
(d)
he is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;
(e)
he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the committee without leave of the Council;
(f)
his resignation is accepted by the Council; or
(g)
his appointment is revoked by the Council.
(2)
Where a member of the committee ceases to be a member, the
Council may appoint another person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.
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