Section 5
of Sabah Water Resources Enactment 1998
Section 5
(1)
The Council shall consist of the following members—
(a)
a Chairman;
(b)
the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Environment and
Tourism or his authorised representative;
(c)
the Secretary for Natural Resources or his authorised representative who shall be the secretary of the Council;
(d)
the Director of the Department of Lands and Surveys or his authorised representative;
(e)
the Director of the Forestry Department or his authorised representative;
(f)
the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his authorised representative;
(g)
the Director of Water Resources or his authorised representative;
(h)
the Director of the State Economic Planning Unit or his authorised representative;
(i)
the Director of the Department of Town and Regional Planning or his authorised representative;
(j)
the Director of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage or his authorised representative;
(k)
the Director of the Fisheries Department or his authorised representative;
(l)
the Director of the Water Department or his authorised representative;
(m)
the Director of the Department of Ports and Harbours or his authorised representative;
13
(n)
the Director of the Federal Department of Environment (Sabah Region) or his authorised representative;
(o)
the Director of the Department of Geological Surveys or his authorised representative; and
(p)
two other members with appropriate technical or academic expertise in matters related to water resources.
(2)
The members of the Council under paragraphs (a) and (p) of subsection (1)
shall be appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
(3)
Subject to such conditions as may be specified in his instrument of appointment, a member of the Council appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri shall, unless he sooner resigns or his appointment is revoked, hold office for a term not exceeding three years and shall on ceasing to be a member, be eligible for reappointment.
Resignation and revocation.