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Geologists Act 2008 s 11

Geologists Act 2008 s 11

s 11 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 three consecutive meetings of the Board without the permission in writing of the Minister; (g) in the case of a member other than the Chairman, if he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without the permission 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 his registration under this Act is revoked.

Malay text (authoritative)

Pengosongan jawatan

Jawatan seseorang anggota Lembaga hendaklah menjadi kosong— (a) jika dia mati; (b) jika telah dibuktikan terhadapnya, atau jika 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 (sama ada pemenjaraan sahaja atau sebagai tambahan kepada denda atau sebagai ganti denda) selama lebih daripada dua tahun; (c) jika kelakuannya, sama ada yang berkaitan dengan tugasnya sebagai seorang anggota Lembaga atau selainnya, ialah kelakuan yang memburukkan nama 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 tiga kali berturut-turut tanpa kebenaran bertulis Menteri; (g) dalam hal seseorang anggota selain Pengerusi, jika dia tidak menghadiri mesyuarat Lembaga tiga kali berturutturut tanpa kebenaran bertulis Pengerusi; (h) jika pelantikannya dibatalkan oleh Menteri; (i) jika peletakan jawatannya diterima oleh Menteri; atau (j) jika pendaftarannya di bawah Akta ini dibatalkan.

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Find Act 689 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

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).

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