Malaysia legislation
Section 3
Section 3
(1)
There shall be established a State Planning Council consisting of -
(a)
a Chairman, being the Minister
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(b)
a Deputy Chairman, being the State Secretary;
(c)
the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and
Housing;
(d)
the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance;
(e)
the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development;
(f)
the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industrial Development;
(g)
the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and
Environment;
(h)
the State Attorney-General;
(i)
the Director of Lands and Surveys;
(j)
the Director of Public Works Department;
(k)
the Director of Agriculture;
(l)
the Director of the State Economic Planning Unit;
(m)
the Director of the Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia
(Sabah);
(n)
the Director of Irrigation and Drainage;
(o)
The Director of Ports and Harbours; and
(p)
not more than three other persons, who are not members of the Federal or State Public Service, to be appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
(2)
The Director shall be the Secretary of the Council.
(3)
A member of the Council appointed under paragraph (1)(p) -
(a)
shall, unless he sooner resigns his office or his appointment is sooner revoked by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, hold office for a period of not
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exceeding three years as may be specified in the instrument of appointment and shall be eligible for re-appointment; and
(b)
Shall cease to be a member if he is absent for three consecutive meetings of the Council without the leave of the Chairman.
(4)
The duties of the Council shall be to consider all schemes submitted to it by Local
Authorities, to make recommendations thereon to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, to advise the Yang di-Pertua Negeri generally on the development of land and to supervise and control Local Authorities in the exercise of the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon them by this Ordinance.
(5)
Eleven members of the Council shall form a quorum.
(6)
The Chairman shall preside at a meeting of the Council, or in the absence of the
Chairman, the Deputy Chairman shall preside, and if the Deputy Chairman is also absent, such other member as may be elected by the members present shall preside.
(7)
At any meeting of the Council, the decision of a majority of members present shall be the decision of the Council and the Chairman shall have an original vote, and, in the case of an equality of votes, shall also have a casting vote.
(8)
Members of the Council may be paid such allowances as the Minister may determine.
Town and Country Planner.