Malaysia legislation
Section 4
Section 4
(a)
a Chairman;
(b)
a Deputy Chairman;
(c)
not less than three and not more than five other members, including a nominee of an institution of higher learning in Sarawak; and
(d)
the State Secretary or his representative as an ex officio member.
(2)
The Chairman, Deputy Chairman and all other members except the ex officio member, shall be appointed by the Authority with the approval of the Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri.
(3)
Subject to this Ordinance, the members of the Board shall hold office for such term, not exceeding three years, and subject to such conditions as the Authority with the approval of the Majlis
Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri, may determine. A member shall be eligible for re-appointment upon expiry of his term.
(3A)
A member of the Board appointed under subsection (1)(c)
may, with the approval of the Board, appoint an alternate member who may attend on his behalf any meeting of the Board which the substantive member is for any reason unable to attend and such alternate member when attending such meeting shall for all purposes be deemed to be a member of the Board.
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(4)
The Authority may appoint any person to be a temporary member of the Board during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Malaysia, of any member of the Board.
(5)
The Authority may appoint any member of the Board to be a temporary Chairman or temporary Deputy Chairman during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the
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temporary absence from Malaysia, of the Chairman or the Deputy
Chairman, as the case may be.
(6)
The Authority with the approval of the Majlis Mesyuarat
Kerajaan Negeri may, at any time, accept the resignation of any member of the Board.
(7)
The Authority with the approval of the Majlis Mesyuarat
Kerajaan Negeri may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the
Chairman, the Deputy Chairman and any other member of the Board.
(8)
The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.
(9)
The Board may, with the approval of the Authority, appoint a Secretary.
(b)
The Secretary shall attend meetings of the Board but shall not have any right to vote on any matters or resolution before the
Board.
(c)
All minutes and transactions of the Board shall be recorded by the Secretary who shall transmit copies and records of all meetings and transactions of the Board, to the Authority.
(10)
The Board may, in consultation with the Authority and with the approval of the Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri, make rules to regulate its procedures and proceedings pertaining to meetings and the exercise of its functions and powers.
(11)
Subject to the rules made under subsection (10), the Board may, for the purposes of facilitating the discharge of its functions under this Ordinance, form or constitute a committee or committees,
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comprising members or persons who are not members of the Board, and to determine the terms of reference of any such committee.
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