4. Duties and functions of Director General

to conserve and maintain an adequate supply of padi and rice;

to ensure a fair and stable price of padi for farmers;

to ensure a fair and stable price of rice for consumers;

to ensure sufficient supply of rice to meet all emergencies;

to make recommendations to the Government on policies designed to promote the development of the padi and rice industry, and, where approved by the Government, to coordinate and assist in the implementation of the same.

to implement a guaranteed minimum price for padi;

to enforce the maintenance of a fair and stable price of rice for consumers;

to fix maximum or minimum prices of padi or rice;

to maintain or to require any person to maintain a stockpile in padi or rice for strategic and price stabilization purposes;

to regulate and control the disbursement of subsidies to padi farmers;

to regulate the marketing of padi and rice particularly through the licensing of wholesalers, retailers, rice millers, importers and exporters;

to regulate and control the amount of padi or rice that may be kept, stored or possessed by any person;

to impose rationing in respect of padi or rice and to regulate and control the rationing thereof; to provide for the registration of all or any persons for the purpose of such rationing and for the issue of ration cards or other rationing documents, and to appoint enumerators to enumerate the public or any class thereof for the purpose of rationing;

to requisition stocks of padi or rice belonging to any person and pay adequate compensation therefor;

to regulate and control the milling of padi into rice including the rate and regularity of milling operations;

to conduct surveys and investigations in respect of the padi and rice industry;

to require persons engaged in the production or marketing of padi and rice to register and to give in the manner as the Director General may specify such information as the Director General may deem necessary;

to regulate the production of padi;

to prohibit, regulate or control the movement of padi or rice; and

to require any person dealing in the padi and rice industry to submit reports regarding his activities.