Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Regulations
The Minister may for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act make regulations and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing such regulations may—
(a)
provide for the implementation of any international agreement concluded between Malaysia and any other country for the creation of a scheme for the stabilization of the price of rubber in the world market;
(b)
provide for the appointment of officers to inspect rubber stock required to be kept under this Act, examine records thereof and generally to carry out the provisions of this
Act and any regulations made thereunder;
(c)
regulate the management of the rubber stock set up under section 4;
*NOTE—This Ministry has been dissolved and its functions has been taken over by the Economic
Planning Unit, Prime Minister Department.
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(d)
require the registration of all rubber estates and smallholdings and provide for the manner of registration;
(e)
prohibit or regulate the use of chemicals and other substances for latex stimulation on rubber trees;
(f)
impose penalties of a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or imprisonment not exceeding two years or both for contravention of any provision of the regulations and provide for the forfeiture of any rubber which is the subject matter of the contravention and the manner thereof.
Amendment of Rubber Industry (Replanting) Fund Ordinance 1952 6.
Subsection 17(1) of the Rubber Industry (Replanting) Fund
Ordinance 1952 [Ord. 8 of 1952] is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the words “this Ordinance” the words “and all other information relating to rubber estates and smallholdings and production, storage, sale and export of rubber”.
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