Malaysia legislation
Section 11
Section 11
New section 6a
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 6
the following section:
“Vacation of office 6a. (1) The office of a member of the Council appointed under paragraph 4(1)(r) or (s) and the office of a member of a committee who is not a member of the Council shall be vacated if—
(a)
he dies;
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(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, whether in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine, for more than two years;
(c)
he becomes of unsound mind or otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;
(d)
he becomes bankrupt;
(e)
in respect of a member of the Council, he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the
Council without leave of the Chairman, and in respect of a member of a committee who is not a member of the Council, he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the committee without leave of the chairman of the committee;
(f)
in respect of a member of the Council, his appointment is revoked by the Minister, and in respect of a member of a committee who is not a member of the Council, his appointment is revoked by the
Council; or
(g)
he resigns.
(2)
Where a member of the Council appointed under paragraph 4(1)(r) or (s) ceases to be a member of the Council, by reason of any provision in this Act, the Minister may appoint another person to fill the vacancy for the remaining term for which the vacating member was appointed in accordance with the provisions applicable.”.
Amendment of section 7