The office of a member appointed under paragraph 10(a) or (g) shall be vacated if—
(a) he dies;
(b) there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted of, a charge in respect of—
(i) an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(ii) an offence under any law relating to corruption; or
(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) he becomes bankrupt;
(d) he is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;
(e) he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Council without leave of the Chairman and in the case of the Chairman without leave of the Minister;
(f) his resignation is accepted by the Minister; or
(g) his appointment is revoked by the Minister.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengosongan jawatan
Jawatan seseorang anggota yang dilantik di bawah perenggan 10(a) atau (g) hendaklah menjadi kosong jika—
(a) dia meninggal dunia;
(b) 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; atau
(iii) apa-apa kesalahan lain yang boleh dihukum dengan pemenjaraan (pemenjaraan sahaja atau sebagai tambahan kepada denda atau sebagai ganti denda) selama lebih daripada dua tahun;
(c) dia menjadi bankrap;
(d) dia tidak sempurna akal atau selainnya tidak berupaya menunaikan kewajipannya;
(e) dia tidak menghadiri mesyuarat Majlis tiga kali berturutturut tanpa kebenaran Pengerusi dan dalam hal Pengerusi tanpa kebenaran Menteri;
(f) peletakan jawatannya diterima oleh Menteri; atau
(g) pelantikannya dibatalkan oleh Menteri.
Text as at 1 June 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).
