Section 9
Substitution of section 9
of Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022
The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 9
the following section:
“Membership of the Council
Quoted provision
Section 9
The Council shall consist of not less than twenty-two and not more than twenty-five members who shall be appointed by the Minister as follows:
(a)
five persons from organizations representing employers who, in the opinion of the Minister, have wide experience or special knowledge in matters relating to occupational safety and health;
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(b)
five persons from organizations representing employees who, in the opinion of the Minister, have wide experience or special knowledge in matters relating to occupational safety and health;
(c)
the Secretary General of the Ministry of Human
Resources;
(d)
the Director General;
(e)
five representatives of the Government, consisting of—
(i)
the Director General of Health Malaysia; and
(ii)
representatives from the Ministry or Department whose responsibility is related to occupational safety and health, who, in the opinion of the
Minister, have wide experience or special knowledge in matters relating to occupational safety and health;
(f)
the Executive Director of the National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health;
(g)
the Chief Executive Officer of the Social Security
Organization; and
(h)
three or more persons, of whom at least one shall be a woman, from organizations or professional bodies the activities of whose members are related to occupational safety and health, and who, in the opinion of the Minister, have wide experience or special knowledge in matters relating to occupational safety and health.
(2)
The Minister shall appoint the Chairman and the
Deputy Chairman of the Council from among the persons mentioned in subsection (1), except the person mentioned in paragraph (1)(d).”.
Amendment of section 11