(1) Each of the Fishermen’s Associations shall be controlled by a Board of Directors who shall be elected or appointed in accordance with, and shall have such powers as may be determined by, the constitution or rules of such association.
(2) For the purpose of conducting the business operations of each of such associations, there shall be a General Manager and other officers and servants of such association to be appointed in accordance with the constitution or rules of such association.
(3) The responsibilities and duties of the General Manager, the officers and the Board of Directors aforesaid shall be in accordance with the constitution or rules of such association.
(4) The Directors shall hold office, may resign and may be removed from office in accordance with the constitution or rules of such association.
(5) The office of a Director shall be deemed to be vacated in any of the following cases:
(a) if he becomes a bankrupt;
(b) if he is convicted of a criminal offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(c) if he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board of Directors without leave;
(d) if he ceases to be a citizen of Malaysia or a member of an Area Fishermen’s Association;
(e) if he becomes insane;
(f) if he becomes an employee of such association; or
(g) if he engages in any business or acts in a manner which in the opinion of the Minister is prejudicial to the interests of such association.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengarah
(1) Setiap Persatuan Nelayan hendaklah dikelolakan oleh suatu Lembaga Pengarah yang dipilih atau dilantik mengikut, dan
mempunyai kuasa yang ditetapkan oleh, perlembagaan atau kaedahkaedah persatuan itu.
(2) Bagi maksud menjalankan urusan setiap persatuan itu, hendaklah ada seorang Pengurus Besar dan pegawai dan penjawat lain bagi persatuan itu yang dilantik mengikut perlembagaan atau kaedah-kaedah persatuan itu.
(3) Tanggungjawab dan kewajipan Pengurus Besar, pegawai dan Lembaga Pengarah yang tersebut di atas itu hendaklah mengikut perlembagaan atau kaedah-kaedah persatuan itu.
(4) Pengarah hendaklah memegang jawatan, boleh meletakkan jawatan dan boleh dipecat daripada jawatan mengikut perlembagaan atau kaedah-kaedah persatuan itu.
(5) Jawatan seseorang Pengarah hendaklah disifatkan sebagai dikosongkan dalam mana-mana hal keadaan yang berikut:
(a) jika dia menjadi bankrap;
(b) jika dia disabitkan atas sesuatu kesalahan jenayah berkenaan dengan fraud, kecurangan atau keburukan akhlak;
(c) jika dia tidak menghadiri mesyuarat Lembaga Pengarah tiga kali berturut-turut tanpa kebenaran;
(d) jika dia terhenti menjadi seorang warganegara Malaysia atau ahli sesuatu Persatuan Nelayan Kawasan;
(e) jika dia menjadi gila;
(f) jika dia menjadi seorang pekerja bagi persatuan itu; atau
(g) jika dia mengambil bahagian dalam apa-apa jua urusan atau bertindak secara yang, pada pendapat Menteri, mendatangkan mudarat kepada kepentingan persatuan itu.
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).
