(1) The office of a member of the Council shall be deemed vacated—
(a) if he dies;
(b) if there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted on, a charge in respect of—
(i) an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(ii) an offence under any law relating to corruption;
(iii) any other offence punishable with imprisonment (in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine) for more than two years;
(c) if he becomes bankrupt;
(d) if he is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of performing his duties;
(e) if he absents himself from three consecutive meetings without leave of the Council;
(f) in the event of his resignation being accepted by the Minister; or
(g) if his appointment is revoked.
(2) Where any member ceases to be a member by reason of any of the provisions of this Act, a person shall be appointed in his place in accordance with the provisions applying.
Malay text (authoritative)
Jawatan disifatkan dikosongkan
(1) Jawatan seseorang anggota Majlis hendaklah disifatkan dikosongkan—
(a) jika dia mati;
(b) jika telah dibuktikan terhadapnya, atau dia telah disabitkan atas, suatu pertuduhan berkenaan dengan—
(i) kesalahan yang melibatkan fraud, kecurangan atau keburukan akhlak;
(ii) kesalahan di bawah mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan rasuah;
(iii) apa-apa kesalahan lain yang boleh dihukum dengan pemenjaraan (sama ada pemenjaraan sahaja atau sebagai tambahan kepada denda atau sebagai ganti denda) selama lebih daripada dua tahun;
(c) jika dia menjadi bankrap;
(d) jika dia tidak sempurna akal atau selainnya tidak berupaya melaksanakan kewajipannya;
(e) jika dia tidak menghadiri mesyuarat tiga kali berturutturut tanpa kebenaran Majlis;
(f) sekiranya peletakan jawatannya diterima oleh Menteri; atau
(g) jika pelantikannya dibatalkan.
(2) Jika mana-mana anggota terhenti menjadi seorang anggota oleh sebab mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini, seseorang hendaklah dilantik untuk menggantikannya mengikut peruntukan yang terpakai.
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
