Section 28F
Eligibility for appointment to Board. [S 61/2012]
(1)
No person shall be appointed to the Board or remain as a member of the Board of a registered society if he has been —
(a)
convicted for an offence against this Act;
(b)
dismissed as an officer of a registered society.
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a registered society shall, prior to the appointment of any person as a member of the Board, seek verification from the Registrar on whether such person satisfies the fit and proper criteria as may be specified by the Registrar.
(3)
Upon verification that such person has satisfied the fit and proper criteria under subsection (2), the registered society may appoint or re-appoint such person as member of the Board.
(4)
From the third year of registration of a society, no person shall be appointed to be a member of the Board of such registered society unless he has been a member of such registered society for a minimum period of 2 years.