Malaysia legislation
Section 19
Section 19
(2)
The Board shall vest in the Director General such powers and shall impose upon him such duties as the Board may determine.
(3)
The Director General shall be responsible for—
(a)
the general conduct, administration and management of the functions, activities and day-to-day affairs of the
Board;
(b)
the preparation of—
(i)
all programmes, schemes, projects and activities;
(ii)
an estimate of expenditure for the implementation of the annual programmes; and
(iii)
an estimate of income, for the approval of the Board;
(c)
the execution of the annual programmes of the Board;
and
(d)
the carrying out of the decisions and directions of the
Board.
(4)
The Director General shall perform such further duties as the Board may direct from time to time.
(5)
In discharging his duties, the Director General shall act under the general authority and direction of the Board.
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(6)
The Deputy Director General shall be subject to the direction and control of the Director General and may perform all the duties of the Director General under this Act.
(7)
If the Director General is temporarily absent from Malaysia or is temporarily incapacitated through illness or for any other reason from performing his duties, or if the office of the Director
General is for the time being vacant, the Minister may direct any
Deputy Director General to attend any meeting of the Board.
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