Interpretation and General Clauses Act · s 42

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s 42Power of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to appoint public officer to serve on Board and to appoint chairman

Whenever, under the provisions of any written law, power is given to

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or to any public officer to appoint any person or persons to be a chairman or member of any board, commission, committee or similar body, it shall be lawful for His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or such public officer, as the case may be, so to appoint, by his official designation, any public officer; and, on such appointment and until such appointment shall be cancelled or otherwise determined, the person for the time being filling the office in question shall be the chairman or a member of such board, commission, committee or similar body.