Section 57
Constitution of Pilotage Committee
of Bintulu Port Authority Act 1981
(1)
The Pilotage Committee shall consist of a chairman and four other persons who, by reason of their knowledge of or experience in shipping, nautical or port matters are, in the opinion of the Authority, fit and proper persons to be members of the Pilotage
Committee.
(2)
The appointment of a member of the Pilotage Committee may be for any period not exceeding three years but the member shall be eligible for reappointment on completion of every such period.
(3)
Three members of the Pilotage Committee shall form a quorum at a meeting of that Committee.
(4)
The chairman of the Pilotage Committee shall preside at all its meetings:
Provided that in the absence of the chairman the members present shall choose one of their number to preside in his place.
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(5)
If on any question to be determined there is an equality of votes, the chairman or member presiding shall have the casting vote in addition to his original vote.
(6)
Members of the Pilotage Committee who are not officers or servants of the Authority may be paid out of the funds of the
Authority such fees and allowances as the Authority may determine.
(7)
Paragraphs 1 and 10 of the Schedule shall mutatis mutandis apply to the Pilotage Committee and its members as they apply to the
Authority and its members.