Legal Profession Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Aug 2018 · Part V · Malaysian Bar
65. Extraordinary General Meetings
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Bar Council
“Bar Council” and “Council” mean the central council of the Malaysian Bar established under section 47;
Malaysian Bar other than the annual general meeting at any time the
Malaysian Bar
“Malaysian Bar” and “Bar” means the body corporate established under section 41;
Bar Council considers it necessary or expedient; and such meeting shall be known as an extraordinary general meeting.
Any one hundred and fifty members of the Malaysian Bar may at any time requisition an extraordinary general meeting by written notice in that behalf signed by them and served on the President, Vice-President or the Secretary of the Malaysian Bar; and the Bar Council shall convene an extraordinary general meeting to be held within thirty days of such service.
The written notice shall specify the object or objects of the proposed extraordinary general meeting.
If the Bar Council fails to convene an extraordinary general meeting in accordance with the requisition within thirty days of the service of such requisition, the requisitioning members may convene the extraordinary general meeting within sixty days of such service.
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The quorum for an extraordinary general meeting convened under this section shall be five hundred members of the Malaysian Bar;
and no business shall be transacted at any extraordinary general meeting unless a quorum is present when the meeting proceeds to business.
An extraordinary general meeting convened under this section shall be dissolved if a quorum is not present within one hour from the time appointed for holding the meeting.
If any member of the Malaysian Bar desires to propose any motion to be considered at an extraordinary general meeting to be convened under this section, he shall not less than seven days before the date of the meeting serve upon the Secretary of the Malaysian Bar notice of such motion in writing.