s 3 Establishment of Board of Architects
(1) There is established a board to be called “Board of Architects” which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and which may sue and be sued. *(2) The Board shall consist of the following members who shall be Malaysian citizens and who are appointed by the Minister: (a) a President who shall be appointed from among Professional Architects; (b) three Professional Architects who are in the public service of the Federation; (c) two Professional Architects who are in the service of any local authority or statutory authority; (d) seven Professional Architects who have been in private practice for at least three years in Malaysia, three of whom shall be from the nomination list submitted by the Council of the Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia; (e) one member on the nomination of the Board of Engineers from among members of that Board established under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967; (f) one member on the nomination of the Board of Quantity Surveyors from among members of that Board established under the Quantity Surveyors Act 1967; and (g) one member appointed from among registered Building Draughtsmen. (2A) (Deleted by Act A1159). (3) A member of the Board shall unless he sooner resigns or otherwise vacates his office or his appointment is revoked hold office for a period as may be specified in the instrument appointing him and shall be eligible for reappointment. (4) If any member of the Board resigns or otherwise vacates his office or his appointment is revoked, a new member shall as soon as practicable be appointed in his place and the member so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed. (5) Provisions of the Schedule shall have effect with respect to the Board. *NOTE—A person who was a member of the Board appointed before 1 December 2002 shall, until he resigns or otherwise vacates his office or his appointment is revoked, continue to hold that office until the expiry of the period specified in his instrument of appointment–see subsection 41(1) of Act A1159.