Medical Device Authority Act 2012 s 9
s 9 Vacation of office
The office of a member of the Authority, other than Chief Executive, shall be vacated if—
(a) he dies;
(b) there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted of, 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) his conduct, whether in connection with his duties as a member of the Authority or otherwise, has been such as to bring discredit to the Authority;
(d) he becomes a bankrupt;
(e) he is of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;
(f) in the case of the Chairman, he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Authority without leave from the Minister;
(g) in the case of a member of the Authority, other than the Chairman, he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Authority without leave of the Chairman;
(h) his resignation is accepted by the Minister; or
(i) his appointment is revoked by the Minister.
(2) Where a member appointed under paragraph 4(1)(e) ceases to be a member of the Authority, the Minister may appoint another person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed in accordance with the provisions applying.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengosongan jawatan
Jawatan seseorang anggota Pihak Berkuasa, selain Ketua Eksekutif hendaklah menjadi kosong jika—
(a) dia mati;
(b) telah dibuktikan terhadapnya atau jika dia telah disabitkan atas suatu pertuduhan berkenaan dengan—
(i) kesalahan melibatkan penipuan, 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) kelakuannya, sama ada yang berkaitan dengan tugasnya sebagai anggota Pihak Berkuasa atau selainnya, ialah kelakuan yang memburukkan nama Pihak Berkuasa;
(d) dia menjadi bankrap;
(e) dia tidak sempurna akal atau selainnya tidak berupaya menunaikan tugasnya;
(f) dalam hal Pengerusi, dia tidak menghadiri mesyuarat Pihak Berkuasa tiga kali berturut-turut tanpa kebenaran Menteri;
(g) dalam hal seseorang anggota Pihak Berkuasa selain Pengerusi, dia tidak menghadiri mesyuarat Pihak Berkuasa tiga kali berturut-turut tanpa kebenaran Pengerusi;
(h) peletakan jawatannya diterima oleh Menteri; atau
(i) pelantikannya dibatalkan oleh Menteri.
(2) Jika seseorang anggota yang dilantik di bawah perenggan 4(1)(e) terhenti menjadi anggota Pihak Berkuasa, Menteri boleh melantik seorang lain untuk mengisi kekosongan itu bagi baki tempoh yang anggota yang mengosongkan jawatan itu dilantik mengikut peruntukan yang terpakai.
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Text as at 1 July 2020 (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).
