Section 18
Vacation of office
of Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council Act
(1)
The office of the Chairman or a member of the Council shall be vacated —
(a)
if there has been proved against him, or he has been convicted of, a charge in respect of —
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(i)
an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude;
(ii)
an offence under any written law relating to corruption;
or
(iii)
any other offence punishable with imprisonment, for more than 2 years;
(b)
if his conduct, whether in connection with his duties as a member of the Council or otherwise, has been such as to bring discredit on the Council;
(c)
if he becomes a bankrupt;
(d)
if he becomes of unsound mind or is otherwise incapable of discharging his duties;
(e)
in the case of the Chairman, if he absents himself from a meeting of the Council without leave of the Minister;
(f)
in the case of a member, if he absents from three consecutive meetings of the Council without the prior leave in writing of the
Chairman;
(g)
if his appointment is revoked by His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan; or
(h)
if he resigns.
(2)
The Council may perform any of its functions under this Act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.