s 60 Vacation of office and temporary appointments
(1) The office of the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or any other member of the Appeal Tribunal shall be vacated if—
(a) he dies;
(b) he resigns or otherwise vacates his office before the expiry of the term for which he is appointed; or
(c) his appointment is revoked under section 59.
(2) The Minister shall appoint another person in accordance with section 57 to replace the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or any other member of the Appeal Tribunal during a vacancy in the office of the Chairman or other member of the Appeal Tribunal.
(3) The Minister may appoint temporarily another person in accordance with section 57 to act as the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or any other member of the Appeal Tribunal—
(a) during any period when the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or the other member is absent from duty or from Malaysia; or
(b) if the Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal or other member of the Appeal Tribunal is, for any other reason, unable to perform his duties under this Act.
(4) No act done or proceeding taken by the Appeal Tribunal in the performance of its functions or the exercise of its powers shall be affected on the ground of any vacancy in the membership of the Appeal Tribunal.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengosongan jawatan dan pelantikan sementara
(1) Jawatan Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau mana-mana anggota Tribunal Rayuan yang lain hendaklah menjadi kosong jika—
(a) dia mati;
(b) dia meletakkan jawatannya atau selainnya mengosongkan jawatannya sebelum habis tempoh yang baginya dia dilantik; atau
(c) pelantikannya dibatalkan di bawah seksyen 59.
(2) Menteri hendaklah melantik seorang yang lain mengikut seksyen 57 untuk menggantikan Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau mana-mana anggota Tribunal Rayuan yang lain semasa kekosongan jawatan Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan yang lain itu.
(3) Menteri boleh melantik seorang yang lain secara sementara mengikut seksyen 57 untuk bertindak sebagai Pengerusi Tribunal
Rayuan atau sebagai mana-mana anggota Tribunal Rayuan yang lain—
(a) semasa apa-apa tempoh apabila Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota yang lain itu tidak hadir bertugas atau tidak ada di Malaysia; atau
(b) jika Pengerusi Tribunal Rayuan atau anggota Tribunal Rayuan yang lain, kerana apa-apa sebab lain, tidak boleh melaksanakan kewajipannya di bawah Akta ini.
(4) Tiada perbuatan yang dilakukan atau prosiding yang diambil oleh Tribunal Rayuan dalam pelaksanaan fungsinya atau penjalanan kuasanya boleh terjejas atas alasan terdapat apa-apa kekosongan dalam keanggotaan Tribunal Rayuan itu.
Text as at 1 January 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).
