Copyright Act 1987 s 29
s 29 Appointment of Chairman and members of Tribunal
(1) The Tribunal shall consist of the following persons who shall be appointed by the Minister:
(a) a Chairman;
(b) five Deputy Chairmen; and
(c) twelve persons whom the Minister considers fit and proper to be members of the Tribunal.
(2) The Chairman, Deputy Chairmen, and members of the Tribunal shall hold office for a period not exceeding three years, after which they shall be eligible to be reappointed.
(3) The Minister shall determine the remuneration and other terms and conditions of the appointment of the Chairman, Deputy Chairmen, and members of the Tribunal.
(4) The Minister may declare the office of any member of the Tribunal vacant on the ground that he is found to be unfit to continue in office or unable to perform the duties thereof.
(5) The Chairman, Deputy Chairmen, or any member of the Tribunal may at any time resign from his office by giving notice in writing to the Minister.
(6) The Chairman, Deputy Chairmen, and members of the Tribunal shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
(7) There shall be a Secretary to the Tribunal and such other officers as may be necessary to assist the Tribunal, who shall be appointed by the Minister.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pelantikan Pengerusi dan anggota Tribunal
(1) Tribunal hendaklah terdiri daripada orang yang berikut yang hendaklah dilantik oleh Menteri:
(a) Pengerusi;
(b) lima orang Timbalan Pengerusi; dan
(c) dua belas orang yang difikirkan patut dan wajar oleh Menteri menjadi anggota Tribunal.
(2) Pengerusi, Timbalan Pengerusi dan anggota Tribunal hendaklah memegang jawatan bagi suatu tempoh yang tidak melebihi tiga tahun, setelah itu mereka layak untuk dilantik semula.
(3) Menteri hendaklah menentukan saraan dan terma dan syarat lain pelantikan Pengerusi, Timbalan Pengerusi dan anggota Tribunal.
(4) Menteri boleh mengisytiharkan jawatan mana-mana anggota Tribunal sebagai kosong atas alasan dia didapati tidak sesuai untuk meneruskan jawatannya atau tidak berupaya untuk menjalankan tugas.
(5) Pengerusi, Timbalan Pengerusi atau mana-mana anggota Tribunal boleh pada bila-bila masa meletak jawatan dengan memberi notis bertulis kepada Menteri.
(6) Pengerusi, Timbalan Pengerusi dan anggota Tribunal hendaklah disifatkan sebagai pekhidmat awam dalam erti Kanun Keseksaan [Akta 574].
(7) Maka hendaklah ada seorang Setiausaha kepada Tribunal dan mana-mana pegawai lain yang perlu untuk membantu Tribunal, yang hendaklah dilantik oleh Menteri.
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Text as at 30 June 2022 (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).
