Section 3D

he dies;

there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted in Malaysia or elsewhere on a charge in respect of—

an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or

he becomes a bankrupt;

he is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;

he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the

Council or if he attends less than fifty percent of meetings in a year without leave of the President;

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his name has been struck off from the Register or has since been removed from the Register of medical practitioners maintained in any place outside Malaysia;

his resignation is accepted by the President;

he is no longer resident in the constituency that elected him;

or

his appointment is revoked by the Minister.

Where a member of the

Council appointed under paragraph 3A(1)(b), (c) or (d) or elected under paragraph 3A(1)(e), (f)

or (g) dies before completion of his term of office, or resigns, or otherwise ceases to be a member by reason of any provision of this

Act, a person shall be appointed or elected, as the case may be, in his place in accordance with the provisions applying in the case of the person dying or resigning or ceasing to be a member for the residue of the term for which such person might have held office if he had not died or resigned or ceased to be a member.

Notwithstanding subsection (2), the vacancy in the office of any member elected under paragraph 3A(1)(e), (f) or (g) shall not be filled for the residue of that term where the death, resignation or ceasing to be a member occurs within twelve months before the date on which his term of office would have come to an end by effluxion of time.

The Council shall not be prevented from performing any of its functions and powers under this Act by any vacancy in its membership.

Power of Minister to appoint members of the Council