Malaysia legislation
Section 6
Section 6
(1)
The Council shall consist of the following members:
(a)
a President, who shall be the Minister;
(b)
a Deputy President, who shall be the Assistant Minister;
(c)
a Secretary, who shall be the Director;
(d)
a Treasurer, who shall be the Accountant or Administrative Officer of the Ministry of Social Services;
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(e)
not more than two individual members being Malaysian citizens having professional qualifications in social work recognised by the
State Government;
(f)
one accredited member from each member organisation; and
(g)
ex-officio members consisting of –
(i)
the Permanent Secretary or his authorised representative;
(ii)
the Director of Medical Services of Sabah or his authorised representative;
(iii)
the Director of Education of Sabah or his authorised representative;
(iv)
the Commissioner of Police of Sabah or his authorised representative;
(v)
the Deputy Registrar of the High Court of Sabah or his authorised representative; and
(vi)
the heads of such other Government Departments/Agencies or their authorised representatives as may be approved by the
Council.
(2)
Members of the Council referred to in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) shall be appointed by the Minister for a period of two years and may be reappointed, whereas the accredited members referred to in paragraph (f) of subsection (1) shall be elected by member organisations to serve for two years.
(3)
Where any casual vacancy of the Council arises, the appropriate authority in question shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy.
Meetings of the Council.