Animal Welfare Act 2015 s 6
s 6 Membership of the Board
(1) The Board shall consist of the following members:
(a) the Director General of the Department of Veterinary Services, as Chairman;
(b) a senior officer of the Department of Veterinary Services, who shall be appointed by the Minister as Deputy Chairman;
(c) the Director General of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia or his representative;
(d) the Director General of the Department of Fisheries or his representative;
(e) the Director General of the Department of Local Government or his representative;
(f) the dean of faculty in relation to veterinary, from a public institution of higher learning to be appointed by the Minister;
(g) a senior officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry to be appointed by the Minister;
(h) a senior officer of the Ministry of Education to be appointed by the Minister; and
(i) a senior officer of the Ministry of Health to be appointed by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may, after consultation with the Board, appoint any person to be a member of the Board.
(3) The Director of the Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry Sabah and the Senior Assistant Director (Veterinary) of the Department of Agriculture Sarawak shall be ex-officio members of the Board but shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting of the Board.
(4) The Minister shall, after consultation with the Board, appoint a senior officer of the Department of Veterinary Services to be the Secretary to the Board.
Malay text (authoritative)
Keanggotaan Lembaga
(1) Lembaga hendaklah terdiri daripada anggota yang berikut:
(a) Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar, sebagai Pengerusi;
(b) seorang pegawai kanan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar, yang hendaklah dilantik oleh Menteri sebagai Timbalan Pengerusi;
(c) Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia atau wakilnya;
(d) Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Perikanan atau wakilnya;
(e) Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan atau wakilnya;
(f) dekan fakulti berhubung dengan veterinar, daripada suatu institusi pengajian tinggi awam yang dilantik oleh Menteri;
(g) seorang pegawai kanan Kementerian Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani yang dilantik oleh Menteri;
(h) seorang pegawai kanan Kementerian Pendidikan yang dilantik oleh Menteri; dan
(i) seorang pegawai kanan Kementerian Kesihatan yang dilantik oleh Menteri.
(2) Menteri bolehlah, selepas berunding dengan Lembaga, melantik mana-mana orang untuk menjadi anggota Lembaga.
(3) Pengarah Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan dan Perusahaan Ternak Sabah dan Ketua Penolong Pengarah (Veterinar) Jabatan Pertanian Sarawak hendaklah menjadi anggota ex-officio Lembaga tetapi tidak berhak mengundi sewaktu mesyuarat Lembaga.
(4) Menteri hendaklah, selepas berunding dengan Lembaga, melantik seorang pegawai kanan Jabatan Perkhidmatan Veterinar untuk menjadi Setiausaha Lembaga.
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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).
