Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
(1)
The Authority shall consist of the following members-
(a)
a Chairman;
(b)
a Deputy Chairman;
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(c)
seven other members, of whom –
(i)
five shall be persons who, by reason of their knowledge of or experience or interest in shipping and related matters, are considered by the Minister to be fit and proper persons to be appointed;
(ii)
two shall be officers in the public service of the State; and
(d)
the person for the time being holding the office of the General Manager:
Provided that the General Manager shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting of the Authority.
(2)
The members as specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subsection (1) shall be appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
(3)
A member who is an officer in the public service of the State may by instrument in writing addressed to the Chairman appoint another officer in the public service of the State as an alternate member who may attend on his behalf any meeting of the Authority which such 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 Authority.
(4)
Subject to the provisions of section 8 of this Enactment, a member other than the General Manager, shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his appointment, and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
Resignation and removal.