Section 7
Members of the Board
The Board shall consist of not more than ten members whom the Minister may appoint by name or office.
(2)
The members of the Board shall, subject to this Act, be appointed to hold office for such term, not exceeding three years, as the Minister may determine upon making the appointment:
Provided that the Minister may determine the office of any members without assigning any reason.
(3)
A member of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment.
(4)
If any member of the Board—
(a)
is absent without the permission of the Board from four consecutive meetings of the Board;
(b)
becomes bankrupt or compounds with his creditors;
(c)
is convicted of any offence by a court of law in Malaysia and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year, and has not received a free pardon;
(d)
becomes insane;
(e)
accepts or holds any office of profits under the Board or is directly or indirectly concerned in any contract with the Board or participates in or drives or is entitled to any benefit either directly or indirectly from any work done or to be done for or goods supplied to or to be supplied to the Board;
(f)
resigns; or
(g)
dies;
his seat shall thereupon become vacant, and every such vacancy shall be deemed to be an extraordinary vacancy.
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(5)
On the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of a member of the Board a person shall be appointed pursuant to this Act to fill the vacancy; and any person appointed to fill an extraordinary vacancy shall, subject to this Act, hold office for the remainder of the term of office of the person in whose place he is appointed.
(6)
The Minister may appoint such public officers as are necessary to take part in the proceedings of the Board and any Committee thereof, but such officers shall have no votes in any such proceedings.