Muda Agricultural Development Authority Act 1972 First Schedule
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First Schedule FIRST SCHEDULESupplementary
[Subsection 5(2)]
Terms and conditions of appointment, revocation and resignation
1. (1) A member of the Authority shall hold office for such term and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the instrument appointing him.
(2) The appointment of any member may at any time be revoked by the appointing authority without assigning any reason therefor.
(3) A member may at any time resign his office by letter addressed to the appointing authority.
(4) A member shall devote such time to the business of the Authority as may be necessary to the dicharge of his duties.
Office deemed vacated
2. (1) The office of a member of the Authority shall be deemed to have been vacated—
(a) if he dies; or
(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; or
(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; or
(c) if he becomes bankrupt; or
(d) if he is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of performing his duties; or
(e) if he absents himself from three consecutive meetings without leave of the Authority; or
(f) in the event of his resignation being accepted; or
(g) if his appointment is revoked.
(2) Where any member ceases to be a member by reason of any of the provisions of this Act, a person shall be appointed in his place in accordance with the provisions applying.
Remuneration and allowances
3. There shall be paid to members of the Authority or any other person such salaries, remuneration or allowances as the Authority may determine after consultation with the Minister.
Meetings
4. (1) The Authority shall meet at least once in every month.
(2) The quorum of the Authority shall be four.
(3) At all meetings of the Authority the Chairman, or in his absence, such member as the members present may elect, shall preside.
(4) If on any question to be determined by the Authority there is an equality of votes, the Chairman or the member presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote.
(5) Subject to subparagraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4), the Authority shall determine its own procedure. Authority may invite others to meetings
5. The Authority may request any person (not being a member of the Authority) to attend any meeting or deliberation of the Authority for the purpose of advising it on any matter under discussion, but any person so attending shall have no right to vote at the said meeting or deliberation. Common seal 6. (1) The Authority shall have a common seal, which shall bear such device as the Authority shall approve and such seal may from time to time be broken, changed, altered or made anew, as the Authority may think fit.
(2) Until a seal is provided by the Authority a stamp bearing the description “Muda Agricultural Development Authority” may be used and shall be deemed to be a common seal.
(3) The common seal or the stamp referred to in subparagraph (2) shall be kept in the custody of the Chairman or such other person as may be authorized by the Authority and shall be authenticated by either the Chairman or such authorized person or by any officer authorized by either of them in writing; and all deeds, documents and other instruments purporting to be sealed with the said seal, authenticated as aforesaid, shall until the contrary is proved be deemed to have been validly executed: Provided that any document or instrument which if executed by a person not being a body corporate would not be required under seal may in like manner be executed by the Authority and any such document or instrument may be executed on behalf of the Authority by any officer or servant of the Authority generally or specially authorized by the Authority in that behalf.
(4) The seal of the Authority shall be officially and judicially noticed. Disclosure of interest 7. A member of the Authority having, directly or indirectly, by himself or his partner, any interest in any company or undertaking with which the Authority
proposes to make any contract or having any interest in any such contract or in any matter under discussion by the Authority shall disclose to the Authority the fact of his interest and the nature thereof, and such disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the Authority, and unless specifically authorized thereto by the Chairman, such member shall take no part in any deliberation or decision of the Authority relating to the contract.
Minutes
8. (1) The Authority shall cause minutes of all meetings of the Authority to be maintained and kept in a proper form.
(2) Any minutes made of meetings of the Authority shall, if duly signed, be receivable in evidence in all legal proceedings without further proof and every meeting of the Authority in respect of the proceedings of which minutes have been so made shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all members thereat to have been duly qualified to act.
Validity of act and proceedings
9. No act done or proceeding taken under this Act shall be questioned on the ground—
(a) of any vacancy in the membership of, or of any defect in the constitution of, the Authority; or
(b) of the contravention by any member of the Authority relating to the disclosure of interest by such member; or
(c) of any omission, defect or irregularity not affecting the merits of the case.
Malay text (authoritative)
JADUAL PERTAMA
[Subseksyen 5(2)] Terma dan syarat pelantikan, pembatalan dan perletakan jawatan 1. (1) Seseorang ahli Lembaga hendaklah memegang jawatan bagi selama sesuatu tempoh dan tertakluk kepada apa-apa syarat mengikut sebagaiman yang dinyatakan oleh Menteri dalam surat cara pelantikannya.
(2) Pelantikan seseorang ahli boleh pada bila-bila masa dibatalkan oleh Menteri tanpa memberikan apa-apa sebab baginya.
(3) Seseorang ahli boleh pada bila-bila masa meletakkan jawatannya melalui surat yang dialamatkan kepada Menteri.
(4) Seseorang ahli hendaklah menumpukan seberapa banyak masa yang perlu bagi menjalankan kewajipannya terhadap urusan Lembaga. Jawatan disifatkan sebagai telah dikosongkan 2. (1) Jawatan seseorang ahli Lembaga hendaklah disifatkan telah dikosongkan—
(a) jika dia mati; atau
(b) jika telah dibuktikan terhadapnya, atau dia telah disabitkan atas, suatu pertuduhan mengenai—
(i) suatu kesalahan yang melibatkan fraud, kecurangan atau keburukan akhlak; atau
(ii) suatu kesalahan di bawah mana-mana undang-undang yang berhubungan dengan rasuah; atau
(iii) apa-apa kesalahan lain yang boleh dihukum dengan pemenjaraan (hukuman pemenjaraan sahaja atau sebagai tambahan kepada denda atau sebagai ganti denda) selama lebih daripada dua tahun; atau
(c) jika dia menjadi bankrap; atau
(d) jika dia tidak sempurna akal atau selainnya tidak berupaya • menjalankan kewajipannya; atau
(e) jika día tidak menghadiri mesyuarat tiga kali berturut-turut tanpa kebenaran Lembaga; atau (Đ jika sekiranya perletakan jawatannya diterima oleh Menteri; atau
(g) jika pelantikannya dibatalkan.
(2) Jika mana-mana ahli itu terhenti menjadi ahli oleh sebab mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini, seseorang lain hendaklah dilantik untuk menggantikannya mengikut peruntukan yang terpakai bagi ahli itu. Saraan dan elaun Mesyuarat bulac) Lembaga hendaklah bermesyuarat sekurang-kurangnya sekali tiap-tiap .
(2) Kuorum Lembaga ialah empat orang.
(3) Dalam semua mesyuarat Lembaga, Pengerusi atau jika dia tidak hadir, seorang ahli sebagaimana dipilih oleh ahli yang hadir, hendaklah mempengerusikan mesyuarat itu.
(4) Jika atas apa-apa persoalan untuk ditentukan oleh Lembaga terdapat bilangan undi sama banyaknya, Pengerusi atau ahli yang mempengerusikan mesyuarat itu hendaklah mempunyai undi pemutus selain undi biasanya.
(5) Tertakluk kepada subperenggan (1), (2), (3) dan (4), Lembaga hendaklah menetapkan tatacaranya sendiri. Lembaga boleh mempelawa orang lain menghadiri mesyuarat 5. Lembaga boleh meminta sesiapa jua (yang bukan ahli Lembaga) untuk Meterai Perbadanan 6. (I) Lembaga hendaklah mempunyai suatu meterai perbadanan yang mengandungi sesuatu tanda sebagaimana yang diluluskan oleh Lembaga dan meterai itu boleh dari semasa ke semasa dipecahkan, ditukar, diubah, dan dibuat baharu, sebagaimana yang difikirkan patut oleh Lembaga.
(2) Sehingga suatu meterai diadakan oleh Lembaga suatu cap yang mengandungi menganan dan hendakaah disifanian sebagai meterai Lemaniga. "Lembaga Kemajuan Pertanian Muda" boleh
(3) Meterai perbadanan atau cap yang disebut dalam subperenggan (2) hendaklah disimpan dalam jagaan Pengerusi atau mana-mana orang lain yang diberi kuasa oleh Lembaga, dan hendaklah disahkan oleh Pengerusi atau oleh orang yang diberi kuasa itu atau mana-mana pegawai yang diberi kuasa oleh salah seorang daripada mereka dengan bertulis; dan semua surat ikatan, dokumen dan surat cara lain yang berupa sebagai dimeteraikan dengan meterai tersebut, disahkan sebagaimana yang tersebut di atas, hendaklah disifatkan telah disempurnakan dengan sah şehingga dibuktikan sebaliknya: Dengan syarat bahawa apa-apa dokumen atau surat cara yang, jıka disempurnakan oleh seseorang yang bukan suatu pertubuhan perbadanan, tidak akan dikehendaki dimeteraikan dengan meterai itu boleh disempurnakan oleh Lembaga dengan cara demikian itu juga dan mana-mana dokumen atau surat cara itu boleh disempurnakan bagi pihak Lembaga oleh mana-mana pegawai atau pekhidmat Lembaga yang diberi kuasa secara am atau khas oleh Lembaga bagi maksud itu.
(4) Meterai hendaklah diberi pengiktirafan rasmi dan kehakiman. Penzahiran kepentingan 7. Seseorang ahli Lembaga yang secara langsung atau secara tidak langsung, EE2222
Minit 8. (1) Lembaga hendaklah menyebabkan disenggarakan dan disimpan minit mengenai segala mesyuarat Lembaga dalam bentuk yang sepatutnya.
(2) Apa-apa minit yang dibuat mengenai mesyuarat Lembaga, jika ditandatangani dengan sewajarnya, boleh diterima sebagai keterangan dalam segala prosiding undang-undang tanpa bukti selanjutnya dan tiap-tiap mesyuarat Lembaga yang minit mengenai prosidingnya telah dibuat sedemikian hendaklah disifatkan sebagai telah dipanggil dan diadakan dengan sewajarnya dan semua ahli dalam mesyuarat itu layak dengan sewajarnya untuk bertindak. Sahnya perbuatan dan prosiding 9. Tiada apa-apa perbuatan yang dilakukan atau prosiding yang diambil di bawah Akta ini boleh dipersoalkan atas alasan—
(a) bahawa ada apa-apa kekosongan di kalangan ahli, atau sesuatu kecacatan dalam keanggotaan, Lembaga; atau
(b) bahawa ada sesuatu yang bersalahan pada mana-mana Lembaga berhubung dengan penzahiran yang dibuat olehnya mengenai kepentingannya; atau
(c) bahawa ada sesuatu ketinggalan, kecacatan atau luar aturan yang tidak menyentuh merit sesuatu perkara.
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Text as at 1 January 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).
