(1) 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, whether in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine, for more than three months;
(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 to the Yayasan;
(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 a member appointed under paragraphs 10(1)(d),
(e), (f) and (g), if he absents himself from three consecutive meetings of the Board without leave of the Chairman of the Board;
(g) if his appointment is revoked by the Minister under subsection 15(1); or
(h) if his resignation under subsection 15(2) is accepted by the Minister.
(2) Where a member appointed under paragraphs 10(1)(d),
(e), (f) and (g) ceases to be a member of the Board by reason of any provision in this Act, the Minister may appoint another person to fill the vacancy for the remaining term for which the vacating member was appointed in accordance with the provisions applicable.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengosongan jawatan
(1) 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 tempoh lebih daripada tiga bulan;
(c) jika kelakuannya, sama ada yang berkaitan dengan tugasnya sebagai anggota Lembaga atau selainnya, ialah kelakuan yang memburukkan nama Yayasan;
(d) jika dia menjadi bankrap;
(e) jika dia tidak sempurna akal atau selainnya tidak berupaya melaksanakan tugasnya;
(f) dalam hal seseorang anggota Lembaga yang dilantik di bawah perenggan 10(1)(d), (e), (f) dan (g), jika dia tidak menghadiri mesyuarat Lembaga tiga kali berturut-turut tanpa kebenaran Pengerusi Lembaga;
(g) jika pelantikannya dibatalkan oleh Menteri di bawah subseksyen 15(1); atau
(h) jika peletakan jawatannya di bawah subseksyen 15(2) diterima oleh Menteri.
(2) J i k a s e s e o r a n g a n g g o t a y a n g d i l a n t i k d i b a w a h perenggan 10(1)(d), (e), (f) dan (g) terhenti menjadi anggota Lembaga oleh sebab mana-mana peruntukan Akta ini, Menteri boleh melantik seorang lain untuk mengisi kekosongan itu bagi tempoh berbaki anggota yang mengosongkan jawatan itu dilantik mengikut peruntukan yang terpakai.
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).
