s 15 Disclosure of interest
(1) A member of the Board, council or committee who has acquired a direct or indirect interest whether by himself, a member of his family or his associate in relation to any matter under discussion by the Board, council or committee shall disclose to the Board, council or committee the fact of his interest and nature of that interest.
(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Board, council or committee, as the case may be, in which the matter is discussed and, after the disclosure, the member—
(a) shall not be present or take part in any discussion or decision of the Board, council or committee, as the case may be, about the matter; and
(b) shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Board, council or committee, as the case may be,
when the matter is discussed or decided upon.
(3) A member of the Board who fails to disclose his interest as required under subsection (1) shall be removed from the Board by the Minister.
(4) A member of the council or committee who fails to disclose his interest as required under subsection (1) shall be removed from the council or committee by the Board.
(5) No act or proceedings of the Board, council or committee shall be invalidated on the ground that any member of the Board, council or committee has contravened this section.
(6) For the purposes of this section—
“a member of his family”, in relation to a member of the Board, council or committee, includes—
(a) his spouse;
(b) his parent (including a parent of his spouse);
(c) his child (including an adopted child or stepchild);
(d) his brother or sister (including a brother or sister of his spouse); and
(e) a spouse of his child, brother or sister; and
“associate”, in relation to a member of the Board, council or committee, means—
(a) a person who is a nominee or an employee of the member;
(b) a firm of which the member or any nominee of his is a partner;
(c) a partner of the member;
(d) a trustee of a trust under which the member or a member of his family is a beneficiary; or
(e) any corporation within the meaning of the *Companies Act 2016 [Act 777], of which the member or any nominee of his or a member of the member’s family is a director or has a substantial shareholding in the corporation.
Malay text (authoritative)
Penzahiran kepentingan
(1) Seseorang anggota Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa yang memperoleh suatu kepentingan secara langsung atau tidak langsung sama ada dengan sendirinya, menerusi anggota keluarganya atau menerusi sekutunya berhubung dengan apa-apa perkara yang sedang dibincangkan oleh Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa itu hendaklah menzahirkan kepada Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa itu hakikat kepentingannya dan jenis kepentingan itu.
(2) Penzahiran di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah direkodkan dalam minit mesyuarat Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, yang dalamnya perkara itu dibincangkan dan, selepas penzahiran itu, anggota itu—
(a) tidak boleh hadir atau mengambil bahagian dalam apa-apa perbincangan atau keputusan Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, mengenai perkara itu; dan
(b) tidak boleh diambil kira bagi maksud membentuk kuorum Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan,
apabila perkara itu dibincangkan atau diputuskan.
(3) Seseorang anggota Lembaga yang tidak menzahirkan kepentingannya sebagaimana yang dikehendaki di bawah subseksyen
(1) hendaklah dipecat daripada Lembaga oleh Menteri.
(4) Seseorang anggota majlis atau jawatankuasa yang tidak menzahirkan kepentingannya sebagaimana yang dikehendaki di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah dipecat daripada majlis atau jawatankuasa oleh Lembaga.
(5) Tiada tindakan atau prosiding Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa boleh menjadi tidak sah atas alasan bahawa mana-mana anggota Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa telah melanggar seksyen ini.
(6) Bagi maksud seksyen ini—
“anggota keluarganya”, berhubung dengan seseorang anggota Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa, termasuklah—
(a) suami atau isterinya;
(b) ibu atau bapanya (termasuk ibu atau bapa suami atau isterinya);
(c) anaknya (termasuk anak angkat atau anak tiri);
(d) adik-beradiknya (termasuk adik-beradik suami atau isterinya); dan
(e) suami atau isteri anaknya atau adik-beradiknya; dan
“sekutu”, berhubung dengan seseorang anggota Lembaga, majlis atau jawatankuasa, ertinya—
(a) orang yang merupakan penama atau pekerja anggota itu;
(b) firma yang anggota itu atau mana-mana penamanya merupakan seorang pekongsi;
(c) pekongsi anggota itu;
(d) pemegang amanah sesuatu amanah yang di bawahnya anggota itu atau seorang anggota keluarganya ialah seorang benefisiari; atau
(e) mana-mana perbadanan mengikut pengertian *Akta Syarikat 2016 [Akta 777], yang anggota itu atau manamana penamanya atau seseorang anggota keluarganya ialah seorang pengarah atau mempunyai pemegangan syer yang substansial dalam perbadanan itu.
Text as at 1 September 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).
