Malaysia legislation
Section 4
of FOREST CONCESSION AREA (REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT) FUND ORDINANCE, 1985 ( Ord. No. 7/85 )
Section 4
(a)
the following ex officio members:
(i)
the Chief Minister (as Chairman);
(ii)
the Minister for the time being responsible for forestry (as Deputy Chairman);
(iii)
the
State
Financial
Secretary or his representative;
(iv)
the
Director of
Development or his representative;
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(v)
the Director of Forests or his representative;
and
(b)
not more than five unofficial members, of whom at least three shall be members of the Dewan Undangan Negeri, to be appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
(2)
The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal with the power to sue and be sued, to hold property movable and immovable, to make contracts and subject as provided, to convey, assign, surrender, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of movable or immovable property vested in the
Board upon such terms as it may think fit.
(3)
Unofficial members of the Board shall be appointed for a period not exceeding three years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(4)
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board and in his absence the Deputy Chairman shall preside.
(5)
The Board shall meet at such places and times as the
Chairman may appoint and at any meeting of the Board five members shall form a quorum.
(6)
The Chairman shall have a casting vote.
(7)
No salary, fee or honorarium or commission shall be paid to any member of the Board, but the Board may reimburse unofficial members thereof in respect of any out-of-pocket expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred by them in and about the business of the
Board.
(8)
All members of the Board and the Secretary and other officers or servants of it shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
[Am. Cap. A67.]
(9)
The Secretary shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the Board but shall not have any vote in respect of any matter under consideration before the Board.
(b)
The Secretary shall record and keep minutes of all proceedings of the Board and any committee of it and maintain records of all securities held and investments made by the Board, and all documents, deeds or instruments executed pursuant to subsection
(11)
.
(c)
The Secretary shall have custody of the Seal of the Board.
(d)
The Board may pay the Secretary such salary or allowances as the Board may determine.
[Sub. Cap. A67.]
(10)
The Board may, by resolution, constitute any committee, comprising not more than five members, the majority of whom shall be members of the Board, and delegate or assign to such committee any of its functions or powers and determine its terms of reference and the manner in which the committee may exercise or perform such functions or powers.
[Ins. Cap. A67.]
(11)
Where any document, deed or instrument is required or authorized by the Board to be executed under seal, the common seal of the Board shall be affixed to it by the Chairman or any other ex officio member and the Secretary.
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(b)
All other documents, deeds or instruments may be signed or executed on behalf of the Board by the Chairman or an ex officio member or, if so authorized generally or specially by resolution of the
Board, by the Secretary.
[Ins. Cap. A67.]
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