Biosafety Act 2007 s 6
s 6 Establishment of the Genetic Modification Advisory Committee
(1) A committee by the name of the “Genetic Modification Advisory Committee” is established.
(2) The function of the Advisory Committee is to provide scientific, technical and other relevant advice to the Minister or the Board.
(3) The chairman of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Minister.
(4) Such number, as may be approved by the Minister, of other members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Board.
(5) Members of the Advisory Committee shall consist of experts from various science-based and other relevant disciplines.
(6) The chairman and the members of the Advisory Committee shall hold office for such term as may be specified in their respective instrument of appointment and are eligible for reappointment.
(7) The appointment of the chairman of the Advisory Committee may at any time be revoked by the Minister and the appointment of any member of the Advisory Committee may at any time be revoked by the Board, without assigning any reason for such revocation.
(8) The chairman of the Advisory Committee may at any time resign his office by a written notice addressed to the Minister and a member of the Advisory Committee may at any time resign his office by a written notice addressed to the Board.
(9) In the absence of the chairman of the Advisory Committee at a meeting of the Advisory Committee, the members present may elect one of themselves to preside over the meeting.
(10) The Advisory Committee may invite any person to attend any meeting of the committee for the purpose of advising it on any matter under discussion, but the person so invited shall not be entitled to vote at any such meeting.
(11) Subject to subsections (9) and (10), the Advisory Committee may regulate its own procedure.
(12) The chairman and members of the Advisory Committee and any person invited to attend any meeting of the Advisory Committee may be paid such allowances and other expenses in connection with the work of the committee as the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, thinks fit.
(13) Without prejudice to the power of the Minister to issue general directions to the Advisory Committee under section 10, the Advisory Committee shall be responsible to the Board.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penubuhan Jawatankuasa Penasihat Pengubahsuaian Genetik
(1) Suatu jawatankuasa dengan nama “Jawatankuasa Penasihat Pengubahsuaian Genetik” ditubuhkan.
(2) Fungsi Jawatankuasa Penasihat adalah untuk memberikan nasihat saintifik, teknikal dan nasihat berkaitan yang lain kepada Menteri atau Lembaga.
(3) Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penasihat hendaklah dilantik oleh Menteri.
(4) Apa-apa bilangan anggota lain Jawatankuasa Penasihat, sebagaimana yang diluluskan oleh Menteri, hendaklah dilantik oleh Lembaga.
(5) Anggota Jawatankuasa Penasihat hendaklah terdiri daripada pakar daripada pelbagai disiplin berasaskan sains dan disiplin berkaitan yang lain.
(6) Pengerusi dan anggota Jawatankuasa Penasihat hendaklah memegang jawatan bagi apa-apa tempoh sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam surat cara pelantikan masing-masing dan adalah layak untuk dilantik semula.
(7) Pelantikan pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penasihat boleh pada bilabila masa dibatalkan oleh Menteri dan pelantikan mana-mana anggota Jawatankuasa Penasihat boleh pada bila-bila masa dibatalkan oleh Lembaga, tanpa memberikan apa-apa sebab bagi pembatalan itu.
(8) Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penasihat boleh pada bila-bila masa meletakkan jawatannya melalui suatu notis bertulis yang ditujukan kepada Menteri dan seseorang anggota Jawatankuasa Penasihat boleh
pada bila-bila masa meletakkan jawatannya melalui notis bertulis yang ditujukan kepada Lembaga.
(9) Jika pengerusi Jawatankuasa Penasihat tidak hadir pada sesuatu mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Penasihat, anggota yang hadir boleh melantik salah seorang daripada mereka untuk mempengerusikan mesyuarat itu.
(10) Jawatankuasa Penasihat boleh mengundang mana-mana orang untuk menghadiri mana-mana mesyuarat jawatankuasa bagi maksud menasihatinya tentang apa-apa perkara yang dibincangkan, tetapi orang yang diundang itu tidak berhak untuk mengundi pada manamana mesyuarat itu.
(11) Tertakluk kepada subseksyen (9) dan (10), Jawatankuasa Penasihat boleh mengawal selia tatacaranya sendiri.
(12) Pengerusi dan anggota Jawatankuasa Penasihat dan manamana orang yang diundang untuk menghadiri mana-mana mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Penasihat boleh dibayar apa-apa elaun dan perbelanjaan lain berkaitan dengan kerja jawatankuasa itu sebagaimana yang difikirkan patut oleh Menteri, dengan persetujuan Menteri Kewangan.
(13) Tanpa menjejaskan kuasa Menteri untuk mengeluarkan arahan am kepada Jawatankuasa Penasihat di bawah seksyen 10, Jawatankuasa Penasihat hendaklah bertanggungjawab kepada Lembaga.
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Text as at 1 May 2019 (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).
