Malaysia legislation
Section 4
Section 4
“Membership of Board
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 7
the following sections:
“Revocation of appointment and resignation 7a. (1) The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of any member of the Board under paragraphs 7(1)(g), (h), (i),
(j)
and (k) without assigning any reason for the revocation.
(2)
A member appointed by the Minister may at any time resign from his office by giving a notice in writing to the Minister.
Vacation of office 7b. The office of a member of the Board 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
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(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 or insolvent;
(d)
he becomes of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;
(e)
he holds any office in any registered political party;
(f)
he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without leave of the Chairman or, in the case of the Chairman, without leave of the Minister;
(g)
his resignation has been accepted by the Minister; or
(h)
his appointment has been revoked by the Minister.
Allowances 7c. All members of the Board shall be paid such allowances and other benefits as may be determined by the Board and approved by the Minister.”.
Deletion of section 8