Malaysia legislation
Section 11
Section 11
Vacation of office
The office of a member of the Council shall be vacated—
(a)
if he dies;
(b)
if there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted on, 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)
if his conduct, whether in connection with his duties as a member of the Council or otherwise, has been such as to bring discredit to the Council;
(d)
if he becomes a bankrupt;
(e)
if he is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;
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(f)
if he resigns from his office; or
(g)
if he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Council without leave of the Chairman, or in the case of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, without leave of the Minister.
Meetings