Malaysia legislation

Section 14

of ISKANDAR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT 2007

Section 14

(2)

The Authority may elect any of its members to be the chairman of a committee.

(3)

The Authority may appoint any person to be a member of any committee established under subsection (1).

(4)

A member of a committee shall hold office for such term as may be specified in his letter of appointment and is eligible for reappointment.

(5)

The Authority may revoke the appointment of any member of a committee without assigning any reason for the revocation.

(6)

A member of a committee may at any time resign by giving notice in writing to the Co-Chairmen of the Authority.

(7)

A committee may regulate its own procedure.

(8)

A committee shall be subject to and act in accordance with any direction given to the committee by the Authority.

(9)

The Authority may at any time discontinue or alter the constitution of a committee.

(10)

Meetings of a committee shall be held at such times and places as the chairman of the committee may determine.

(11)

A committee shall cause—

(a)

minutes of all its meetings to be maintained and kept in a proper form; and

(b)

copies of the minutes of all its meetings to be submitted to the Authority as soon as practicable.

(12)

Any minutes made of a meeting of a committee shall, if duly signed, be admissible in evidence in all legal proceedings without further proof.

Act 664

(13)

Every meeting of a committee in respect of the proceedings of which minutes have been made in accordance with subsections (11)

and (12) shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all members thereat to have been duly qualified to act.

(14)

A committee may invite any person to attend any of its meetings, for the purpose of advising it on any matter under discussion, but that person shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting.

(15)

Members of a committee or any person invited to attend any meeting of a committee may be paid such allowances and other expenses as the Authority may determine.

(16)

No act done or proceeding taken under this Act shall be questioned on the ground of—

(a)

any vacancy in the membership of, or any defect in the constitution of, a committee; or

(b)

any omission, defect or an irregularity not affecting the merit of the case.

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