ACT 589 MALAYSIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA COMMISSION ACT 1998
SCHEDULE
Times and places of meetings
1. (1) The Commission is to hold as many meetings as are necessary for the efficient performance of its functions and such meetings are to be held at such places and times as the Chairman may decide, provided that the Chairman shall not allow more than two months to lapse between meetings.
(2) The Chairman shall call for a meeting if requested to do so in writing by the Minister or by at least two members of the Commission.
Quorum
2.The Chairman and two other members of the Commission shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Commission.
Casting vote
3. If on any question to be determined by the Commission there is an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote.
Commission may invite others to meetings
4. (1) The Commission may invite any person to attend any meeting or deliberation of the Commission for the purpose of advising it on any matter under discussion, but any person so attending shall have no right to vote at the meeting or deliberation.
(2) A person invited under subparagraph (1)shall be paid such allowances as may be determined by the Commission.
Resolutions without meetings
5. (1) A resolution is taken to have been passed at a meeting of the Commission if —
(a) all members of the Commission have been informed of the proposed resolution, or reasonable efforts have been made to inform all members of the Commission of the proposed resolution; and
(b) without meeting, a majority of the members of the Commission indicate agreement with the resolution in accordance with the method determined by the Commission under subparagraph (2).
(2) Subparagraph (1)applies only if the Commission —
(a) decides that it applies; and
(b) decides the method by which members of the Commission are to indicate agreement with resolutions.
Minutes
6. (1)The Commission shall cause minutes of all their meetings to be maintained and kept in a proper form.
(2) Minutes made of meetings of the Commission, if duly signed, shall, in any legal proceedings,be admissable as prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein without further proof.
(3) Every meeting of the Commission of which minutes have been made in accordance with subparagraphs (1) and (2) shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all members thereat to have been duly qualified to act.
Procedure
7. The Commission may regulate its own procedure.
Disclosure of interest
8. (1) A member of the Commission, whether directly or indirectly, by himself or his partner, who has any interest in a matter being considered by the Commission, must as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge, disclose the facts of his interest and its nature to the Commission.
(2) A disclosure under subparagraph (1)shall be recorded in the minutes of the Commission and,after the disclosure, unless the Chairman otherwise determines —
(a) such member shall not be present or take part in any deliberation or decision of the Commission about that matter; or
(b) such member shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Commission relating to that matter.
Validity of acts and proceedings
9. No act done or proceeding taken under this Act shall be questioned on the ground of —
(a) any vacancy in the membership of,or any defect in the constitution of, the Commission;
(b) a contravention by any member of the Commission of the provisions of paragraph 8; or
(c) any omission, defect or irregularity not affecting the merits of the case.
Members to devote time to business of Commission
10. The members of the Commission shall devote such time to the business of the Commission as is necessary to discharge their duties effectively.