Section 72 — MALAYSIAN PEPPER BOARD ACT 2006

(a)

prescribing the manner of applying for licences, certificates, permits and approvals under this Act, the particulars to be supplied by an applicant, the manner of licensing and certification, the fees payable therefor, the conditions to be imposed and the form of licences, certificates, permits and approvals;

(b)

prescribing the standards of processing and methods of preserving, grading or packaging pepper and pepper product;

(c)

prescribing the standards or grades of pepper and pepper product and making provision for giving effect to such standards and grades, including provisions for or relating to labelling;

(d)

prescribing the procedure to be followed by traders in trading pepper and pepper product;

(e)

providing for the maintenance of proper standards of conduct in the carrying out of the pepper trade and pepper industry and for dealing with infringements thereof;

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(f)

prescribing the practices to be observed or avoided in the pepper industry, except the planting of and research on pepper;

(g)

prescribing the procedure to be followed for the administration of the Fund;

(h)

prescribing the offences which may be compounded;

(i)

prescribing the records and documents to be kept and the returns to be submitted;

(j)

prescribing the forms for the purposes of this Act;

(k)

prescribing the fees and charges payable under this Act and the manner for collecting and disbursing such fees;

(l)

providing for the regulation of all or any of the activities of the Board and generally the performance of the functions and the exercise of the powers of the Board under this Act;

(m)

providing for such other matters as are contemplated by, or necessary for giving full effect to, the provisions of this Act and for their due administration.

(2)

Regulations made under subsection (1) may prescribe any act in contravention of the regulations to be an offence and may prescribe penalties of a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both for such offence.

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