Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation Act 2007 s 12
s 12 Disclosure of interest
(1) A member of the Corporation or any committee who has or acquires a direct or indirect interest by himself, through a member of his family or his associate in relation to any matter under discussion by the Corporation or committee, as the case may be, shall disclose to the Corporation or committee, as the case may be, the fact of his interest and the nature of that interest.
(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Corporation or committee, as the case may be, in which the matter is discussed and, after the disclosure—
(a) the member shall not be present or take part in any discussion or decision of the Corporation or committee, as the case may be, about the matter; and
(b) the member shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Corporation or committee, as the case may be,
when the matter is discussed or decided upon.
(3) A member of the Corporation or committee who fails to disclose his interest as required under subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
(4) No act or proceedings of the Corporation or a committee shall be invalidated on the ground that any member of the Corporation or committee has contravened this section.
(5) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
“a member of his family” includes—
(a) his spouse;
(b) his parent (including a parent of his spouse);
(c) his child (including an adopted child or stepchild);
(d) his brother or sister (including a brother or sister of his spouse); and
(e) a spouse of his child, brother or sister; and
“his associate” means—
(a) a person who is a nominee or an employee of the member;
(b) a firm of which the member or any nominee of his is a partner;
(c) a partner of the member;
(d) a trustee of a trust under which the member or a member of his family is a beneficiary; or
(e) any corporation within the meaning of the Companies Act 1965, of which the member or any nominee of his or a member of the member’s family is a director or has a substantial shareholding in the corporation.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penzahiran kepentingan
(1) Seseorang anggota Perbadanan atau mana-mana jawatankuasa yang mempunyai atau memperoleh suatu kepentingan langsung atau tidak langsung dengan sendiri, menerusi anggota keluarganya atau menerusi sekutunya berhubung dengan apaapa perkara yang sedang dibincangkan oleh Perbadanan atau jawatankuasa itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, hendaklah menzahirkan kepada Perbadanan atau jawatankuasa itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, hakikat kepentingannya dan jenis kepentingan itu.
(2) Penzahiran di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah direkodkan dalam minit mesyuarat Perbadanan atau jawatankuasa itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, yang dalamnya perkara itu dibincangkan dan, selepas penzahiran itu—
(a) anggota itu tidak boleh hadir atau mengambil bahagian dalam mana-mana perbincangan atau keputusan Perbadanan atau jawatankuasa itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, mengenai perkara itu; dan
(b) anggota itu tidak boleh dikira bagi maksud membentuk kuorum Perbadanan atau jawatankuasa itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan,
apabila perkara itu dibincangkan atau diputuskan.
(3) Seseorang anggota Perbadanan atau jawatankuasa yang tidak menzahirkan kepentingannya sebagaimana yang dikehendaki di bawah subseksyen (1) melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi sepuluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan tidak melebihi enam bulan atau kedua-duanya.
(4) Tiada tindakan atau prosiding Perbadanan atau jawatankuasa boleh menjadi tidak sah atas alasan bahawa mana-mana anggota Perbadanan atau jawatankuasa telah melanggar seksyen ini.
(5) Bagi maksud subseksyen (1)—
“anggota keluarganya” termasuklah—
(a) suami atau isterinya;
(b) ibu atau bapanya (termasuk ibu atau bapa suami atau isterinya);
(c) anaknya (termasuk anak angkat atau anak tiri);
(d) adik-beradiknya (termasuk adik-beradik suami atau isterinya); dan
(e) suami atau isteri anaknya atau adik-beradiknya; dan
“sekutunya” ertinya—
(a) orang yang merupakan penama atau pekerja anggota itu;
(b) firma yang anggota itu atau mana-mana penamanya merupakan seorang pekongsinya;
(c) pekongsi anggota itu;
(d) pemegang amanah sesuatu amanah yang di bawahnya anggota itu atau seorang anggota keluarganya adalah seorang benefisiari; atau
(e) mana-mana perbadanan mengikut pengertian Akta Syarikat 1965, yang anggota itu atau mana-mana penamanya atau seseorang anggota keluarganya ialah seorang pengarah atau mempunyai pemegangan syer yang substansial dalam perbadanan itu.
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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).
