Malaysia legislation
Section 11
of RUBBER INDUSTRY SMALLHOLDERS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ACT 1972
Section 11
The Minister shall appoint a Director General of the Authority on such terms and conditions as the Minister may determine.
Powers and duties of Director General 11a. (1) The Authority shall vest in the Director General such powers and shall impose upon him such duties as the Authority may determine.
(2)
The Director General shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
(3)
The Director General shall be responsible for—
(a)
the proper administration and management of the affairs of the Authority;
(b)
the preparation of—
(i)
all programmes, Schemes, projects and activities;
(ii)
an estimate of expenditure for the implementation of the programmes, Schemes, projects and activities;
and
(iii)
an estimate of income, for the approval of the Authority;
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(c)
the execution of programmes, Schemes, projects and activities of the Authority; and
(d)
the carrying out of the decisions and directions of the
Authority.
(4)
The Director General shall have general control of the officers and servants of the Authority.
(5)
The Director General shall perform such other duties as the Authority may direct.
(6)
In discharging his duties, the Director General shall act under the general authority and direction of the Authority.
(7)
If the Director General is temporarily absent from Malaysia or is temporarily incapacitated through illness or for any other reason is unable to perform his duties, or if the office of the
Director General is for the time being vacant, the Authority may direct the Deputy Director General to perform his duties during such temporary absence, incapacity or vacancy.
(8)
For the purposes of subsection (7)—
(a)
if there is more than one Deputy Director General, the
Authority shall nominate a Deputy Director General to perform the duties; and
(b)
if the office of Deputy Director General is vacant, the
Authority may direct any other officer of the Authority to perform the duties.
Appointment of officers and servants 11aa. (1) Subject to any regulations made under subsection (3), the Authority may—
(a)
with the consent of the Minister, appoint such number of Deputies Director General; and
(b)
appoint such number of other officers and servants as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this
Act,
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on such terms and conditions as the Authority may determine.
(2)
No person shall be eligible for employment as an officer or servant of the Authority if he has, directly or indirectly, by himself or his partner, any share or interest in any contract or proposed contract with, for or on behalf of the Authority.
(3)
The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations with respect to the terms and conditions of service of its officers and servants.
(4)
The appointment of the Director General and Deputies
Director General shall be published in the Gazette.
Power to grant loans and make advances to officers and servants 11ab. The Authority may grant loans and make advances to its officers and servants on such terms and conditions as the
Authority may determine.
Delegation of Director General’s duties 11ac. (1) The Director General may, in writing, delegate any of his powers or duties under this Act to any officer of the Authority, subject to such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.
(2)
A delegation under this section shall not preclude the
Director General himself from performing or exercising at any time any of the powers or duties so delegated.
Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000 11ad. The Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000
[Act 605] shall apply to the Authority.