The Secretary General of the Ministry of Education shall chair the meeting of the Council in the absence of the Chairman or whenever the Chairman is for any reason unable to attend a meeting of the Council.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penjalanan sementara fungsi Pengerusi
Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian *Pengajian Tinggi hendaklah mempengerusikan mesyuarat Majlis semasa ketiadaan Pengerusi atau apabila Pengerusi yang kerana apa-apa sebab tidak dapat menghadiri mesyuarat Majlis.
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).