Section 5
Composition of the Council
(a)
the State Secretary or his nominee as Chairman;
(b)
the State Financial Secretary or his nominee as the
Deputy Chairman;
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(c)
the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Resource
Planning or his nominee;
(d)
the Director of State Planning Unit or his nominee;
(e)
the health authority or his nominee;
(f)
the Director of Public Works or his nominee;
(g)
the Director of Irrigation and Drainage or his nominee;
(h)
not less than two but not more than five other members appointed by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri.
(2)
The public officer acting as or appointed to discharge the duties and functions of the State Water Authority, the General
Manager of a Water Board and the General Manager of any statutory water company or their respective nominees shall be ex officio members of the Council.
(3)
Ex officio members of the Council and their respective nominees mentioned in subsection (2) shall not have the right to vote at any meeting of the Council.
(4)
The quorum of any meeting of the Council shall be constituted by five of the members referred to in subsection (1).
(5)
If the Chairman is unable to exercise his functions under this Ordinance or any regulations made hereunder due to illness, absence from Sarawak or any other cause, his functions shall be exercised by the Deputy Chairman, and in the absence of the
Chairman and the Deputy Chairman, the Council shall elect one of its members to preside.
(6)
The Council shall meet at least once in every six months.
(7)
A meeting of the Council shall be convened by the
Chairman by notice in writing to the other members (including ex officio members) and the meeting shall be held at such time and place specified in the notice.
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(8)
(a)
Subject to this Ordinance, the Council, with the approval of the Minister, shall regulate its procedure for the conduct of its meetings. A copy of such procedure shall be lodged with the
Minister and copies thereof issued to all members upon their appointment or assumption of office as the case may be.
(b)
No alteration or amendment shall be made to the procedure for meetings of the Council until and unless such alteration or amendment has been approved by the Minister.