Section 7

to promote and, where necessary, to stimulate and rehabilitate traditional skill and craftsmanship;

to develop, and stimulate the growth and maintain the standards of, the handicraft industry by various means, including the provision of research, advisory, and extension services;

to guide, orientate, and assist existing craftsmen towards the use of modern methods of production, management, and marketing;

to regulate, develop, and improve the quality and maintain the standards of handicraft products for local and foreign markets; and

to promote the marketing and export of handicraft products.

In the discharge of its duties under subsection (1), the

Perbadanan shall place due importance on the need to protect the special interests of traditional craftsmen.

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