Section 8 — Sabah Council Social Services Enactment 1997

(1)

The management of the affairs of the Council shall be vested in a Committee of Management which shall consist of -

(a)

a Chairman, who shall be the Director;

(b)

a Deputy Chairman, who shall be the Deputy Director;

(c)

a Secretary, who shall have no voting right;

(d)

a representative nominated by the individual members;

(e)

seven representatives nominated by member organisations; and

(f)

a representative nominated by the ex-officio members.

(2)

The member referred to in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) shall be an employee of the Council appointed by the Minister who may at any time revoke such appointment.

(3)

The members referred to in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subsection (1) shall be Malaysian citizens and shall hold office for one year unless sooner resign.

(4)

The Committee shall meet at least once in every three months and fourteen days' notice in writing thereof shall be given to all members.

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(5)

The Committee shall be responsible for the carrying out of the functions and administration of the affairs and business of the Council.

(6)

At any meeting of the Committee one-third of the total membership of the

Committee shall constitute a quorum.

(7)

The Chairman shall chair all meetings of the Committee. In the absence of the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman shall become the Chairman of such meeting. In the absence of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman, the members present shall elect one of their number to be the Chairman of that meeting.

(8)

Decisions of the Committee shall be taken by the votes of the majority of the members present and voting thereon and in the event of an equality of votes the

Chairman of the meeting shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

(9)

Any member of the Committee who absents himself from three consecutive meetings, either without satisfactory explanation or without leave of the Committee, shall ipso facto cease to be a member thereof.

(10)

Where any vacancy arises in the Committee, the appropriate authority in question shall appoint a member to fill the vacancy.

Administration of the Council.