Universiti Teknologi Mara Act 1976 · Updated to 1 Nov 2021 · Part III · The Board
13. The Board of Directors
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Board
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Universiti constituted under section 13;
Universiti to be known as the Board of Directors of the Universiti
Universiti
“Universiti” means the Universiti Teknologi MARA established under section 3 and includes a Branch;
Teknologi MARA.
MARA
“MARA” means the Majlis Amanah Rakyat established by the Majlis Amanah Rakyat Act 1966. Transfer of powers, rights, duties, etc.
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The Board shall consist of—
a Chairman;
the Vice-Chancellor;
two persons to represent the Government;
five persons who because of their knowledge and experience would, in the opinion of the Minister, be of assistance to the Board, and three of whom shall be from the private sector.
The appointment of the members of the Board, except the
Vice-Chancellor, shall be made by the Minister for a period not exceeding three years and upon expiry of such period the members of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment.
Vice-Chancellor
“Vice-Chancellor” means the Vice-Chancellor of the Universiti appointed under section 20 and includes any other person, by whatever name called, who has been appointed as the chief executive officer of the Universiti, and “Deputy Vice-Chancellor” shall be construed accordingly.
The appointment of any member may at any time be revoked by the Minister without assigning any reason therefor.
The Minister may appoint any member of the Board to exercise the functions of the Chairman—
Chairman
“Chairman” means Chairman of the Board appointed under paragraph 13(2)(a);
if for any substantial period the Chairman is unable, by reason of illness, leave of absence or any other cause, to perform his functions; or
during any period of vacancy in the office of the Chairman.
A member appointed as the Chairman under subsection (5)
shall, during the period in which he is performing the functions of the Chairman under this section, be deemed to be the Chairman.
The Registrar shall be the Secretary of the Board.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the principal officer of the Registry of the Universiti, by whatever name called, appointed under section 21;
Five members of the Board shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Board.
Subject to this Act, the Board may determine its own procedure.
The provisions of the Second Schedule shall apply to the
Board.
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