Section 3
Establishment and constitution of Rules Committee
of Subordinate Courts Rules Act 1955
A Committee to be called the Subordinate Courts Rules
Committee shall be established with the powers and duties specified in this Act.
(2)
The Committee shall consist of the following persons:
(a)
the Chief Justice, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee;
(b)
the President;
(c)
the Chief Judges;
(d)
four Judges to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing;
(e)
the Attorney General, or his nominee;
(f)
the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court;
(g)
three advocates, one practising in the States of Peninsular
Malaysia, one practising in Sabah and one practising in
Sarawak, appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing; and
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*(h) the Secretary General of the Ministry of Law, or his nominee.
(3)
In the absence of the Chief Justice, the President or the Chief
Judge of the High Court in Malaya or the Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak present shall be Chairman of the Committee.
(4)
At any meeting of the Committee five members shall be a quorum, of whom the Chief Justice, President or a Chief Judge shall be one.
(5)
All questions shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting. In the event of an equality of votes, the
Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
(6)
If any advocate aforesaid shall cease to officiate as a member of the Committee by reason of death, resignation, absence from the States of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah or Sarawak, as the case may be, or for any other cause, another advocate shall be appointed in his stead in accordance with the procedure set out in subsection (2).
Duties of Committee