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Section 17

Vacation of office of member of committee

of Agensi Inovasi Malaysia Act 2010

ActIn forceProvision 17 of 46
Section 17
(1)

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.

18 Laws of Malaysia ACT 718