Youth Societies and Youth Development Act 2007 s 64
s 64 Vacation of office
The office of a member of the Board shall be vacated—
(a) if he dies;
(b) if there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted on, 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) if his conduct, whether in connection with his duties as a member of the Board or otherwise, has been such as to bring discredit on the Board;
(d) if he becomes a bankrupt;
(e) if he is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;
(f) in the case of the Chairman, if he absents himself from a meeting of the Board without leave of the Minister;
(g) in the case of a member of the Board in paragraph 60(1)(d), if he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without leave in writing of the Chairman;
(h) if his appointment is revoked by the Minister;
(i) if his resignation is accepted by the Minister; or
(j) if the Minister is satisfied that he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Institute without leave or reasonable excuse.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengosongan jawatan
Jawatan seseorang anggota Lembaga hendaklah menjadi kosong—
(a) jika dia mati;
(b) jika 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 yang boleh dihukum dengan pemenjaraan, pemenjaraan sahaja atau sebagai tambahan kepada atau sebagai ganti denda, selama lebih daripada dua tahun;
(c) jika kelakuannya, sama ada yang berkaitan dengan tugasnya sebagai seorang anggota Lembaga atau selainnya, telah menjejaskan nama baik Lembaga;
(d) jika dia menjadi bankrap;
(e) jika dia tidak sempurna akal atau selainnya tidak berupaya menunaikan kewajipannya;
(f) dalam hal Pengerusi, jika dia tidak menghadiri mesyuarat Lembaga tanpa kebenaran Menteri;
(g) dalam hal seseorang anggota Lembaga dalam perenggan 60(1)(d), jika dia tidak menghadiri mesyuarat Lembaga tiga kali berturut-turut tanpa kebenaran bertulis Pengerusi;
(h) jika pelantikannya dibatalkan oleh Menteri;
(i) jika peletakan jawatannya diterima oleh Menteri; atau
(j) jika Menteri berpuas hati bahawa anggota itu telah tidak menghadirkan dirinya tiga kali berturut-turut dalam mesyuarat Institut tanpa kebenaran atau alasan yang munasabah.
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Text as at 1 November 2014 (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).
