Malaysia legislation
Section 41
Section 41
Amendment of First Schedule
The First Schedule to the principal Act is amended—
(a)
in paragraph 1, by substituting for the shoulder note the following shoulder note:
“President of Council and procedure at meetings”;
(b)
by inserting after subparagraph 1(2) the following subparagraphs:
“(3) The quorum for a meeting of the Council shall be twelve, and the decisions of the Council shall be by a simple majority of the members present and voting.
(4)
Every member of the Council present shall be entitled to one vote.
(5)
The Chairman at any meeting shall have an original vote and also if upon any question the votes shall be equally divided, a casting vote.
(6)
The Council may invite any person to attend a meeting or deliberation of the Council for the purpose of advising it on any matter under discussion but that person shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting or deliberation.
(7)
A person invited under paragraph (6) may be paid such allowances as the Council may determine.
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(8)
Every meeting of the Council in respect of the proceedings of which minutes have been so made shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all members present thereat to have been duly qualified to act.
(9)
Minutes made of meetings of the Council shall, if duly signed, be admissible in evidence in all legal proceedings without further proof.
(10)
Subject to this Act, the Council may make standing orders to regulate its own procedure generally, and in particular, regarding the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereat, the keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of such minutes.”;
(c)
by substituting for subparagraph 2(1) the following subparagraph:
“(1) The Council shall meet at least six times in a year; and a meeting shall be held in the month of
March of each year to receive and adopt the audited annual statement of accounts.”;
(d)
by inserting after subparagraph 2(1) the following subparagraph:
“(1a) Meetings of the Council shall be convened by notice in writing by the President to the other members and the meetings shall be held at the times and places specified in the notice.”;
(e)
in subparagraph 2(2), by substituting for the word “seven”
the word “ten” and by inserting after the words “meeting of the Council” the words “for a specified purpose”;
(f)
by inserting after subparagraph 2(2) the following paragraph:
“(2a) At least fourteen days, notice in writing of the meeting referred to in subsections (1) and (2) shall be given to the members.”;
(g)
by deleting subparagraph 2(3);
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(h)
by deleting subparagraph 2(5);
(i)
by substituting for subparagraph 2(6) the following subparagraph:
“(6) There shall be paid to all members of the
Council such fees for attendance at meetings of the Council or of any committee appointed by the
Council and such reasonable travelling expenses and subsistence allowances for such attendance and for journeys undertaken in the discharge of their duties under this Act or any other expenses as the Council may determine with the approval of the Minister from time to time.”;
(j)
by deleting subparagraph 2(7); and
(k)
by deleting paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.
Saving and transitional provisions