Section 7
of Sabah Foundation Enactment 1966
Section 7
(1)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, a person appointed as a member of the Board shall vacate his seat at the expiration of five years from the date of his appointment but shall be eligible for re-appointment:
Provided that whenever the seat of a member becomes vacant under the said subsection, any person appointed to fill the vacancy thereby caused shall vacate his seat at the expiration of the original term of office of the person to whose place he is appointed.
(2)
The seat of a member of the Board shall become vacant: -
(a)
upon his death; or
(b)
if he be declared an insolvent or a bankrupt or enters into any composition with his creditors; or
(c)
if he be declared to be of unsound mind; or
(d)
if he be sentenced to a term of imprisonment without the option of a fine by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(e)
if, by writing under his hand addressed to the authority by whom he was appointed, he resigns his seat on the Board; or
(f)
if he is found guilty of an offence under the law relating to trustees.
(3)
The Board may continue to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the number of its members.
(4)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2), it shall be lawful for the relevant appointing authority to revoke in writing at any time any appointment made under this Enactment.
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Procedure of Board.