Second Schedule SECOND SCHEDULESupplementary
[Subsection 2(3)] 1. (1) The following persons shall be disqualified for being appointed or being members of the authority: (a) a person who is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of performing his duties; (b) a bankrupt; (c) a person who has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year. (2) A member of the authority shall vacate his office if he is absent from Malaysia for a period of more than three months, without the approval of the Minister. (3) There shall be paid out of the fund to members of the authority, or to such of those members as the Minister may determine, such allowances as he may determine. 2. (1) The quorum of the authority shall be four. (2) Where the Chairman is also the General Manager, such Chairman shall have no vote in his capacity as the General Manager. (3) If on any question to be determined by the authority there is an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote. (4) In the absence of the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman shall preside at a meeting. (5) Subject to subparagraphs (1) to (4) the authority shall determine its procedure. (6) The seal of the authority shall be authenticated by either the Chairman and the General Manager or General Manager and any one officer duly authorized by the authority to act in that behalf and any document purporting to be sealed with the said seal, authenticated as aforesaid, shall until the contrary is shown be deemed to have been validly executed. 3. (1) The authority may appoint such committees of its members, with or without other persons, as they may determine. (2) Subject to any directions of the authority, the quorum and procedure of a committee shall be determined by the committee. 4. The authority may delegate to the Chairman or to any member or officer of the authority or to any committee any of their functions. 5. Any member of the authority (as well as any officer and servant) shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code. 6. A member of the authority having any interest in any company or undertaking with which the authority proposes to make any contract or having any interest in any such contract shall disclose to the authority the fact of his interest and the nature thereof, and such disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the authority and unless specifically authorized thereto by the Chairman, the member shall take no part in any deliberation or decision of the authority relating to the contract. LAWS OF MALAYSIA PORT AUTHORITIES ACT 1963