Section 3 — FEED ACT 2009

(a)

the Director General of Veterinary Services, who shall be the Chairman;

(b)

a senior officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry appointed by the Minister;

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(c)

a senior officer of the Department of Agriculture appointed by the Minister;

(d)

a senior officer of the Department of Fisheries appointed by the Minister;

(e)

a senior officer of the Department of Veterinary Services appointed by the Minister;

(f)

a senior officer of the National Fisheries Development

Authority appointed by the Minister;

(g)

the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Ministry of

Health, or his representative;

(h)

the Director of Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health, or his representative;

(i)

a senior officer of the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute appointed by the Minister;

(j)

the Director General of the Department of Chemistry

Malaysia, or his representative;

(k)

a senior officer from an institution of higher learning appointed by the Minister;

(l)

the Director General of the Department of Standards, or his representative;

(m)

the Director of the Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry Sabah, who shall be an ex-officio member; and

(n)

the Senior Assistant Director of Veterinary of the

Department of Agriculture Sarawak, who shall be an ex-officio member.

(2)

The Minister shall appoint a senior officer of the Department of Veterinary Services to be the Secretary to the Board.

(3)

Subject to such conditions as may be specified in his instrument of appointment, a member of the Board appointed by the Minister shall, unless he sooner resigns or vacates his office or his appointment is sooner revoked, hold office for a term not exceeding three years and such member is eligible for reappointment.

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(4)

The Minister may, in respect of each member appointed by him, appoint an alternate member to attend, in place of that member, meetings of the Board in the event that member is for any reason unable to attend.

(5)

When attending meetings of the Board, an alternate member shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be a member of the Board.

Functions and powers of the Board