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represent Malaysia in international standardization and accreditation activities;

(aa) appoint, in accordance with the criteria approved by the

Council, any organization in Malaysia to develop standards

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and to coordinate Malaysian representation in international standardization activities;

promote co-operation between organizations concerned with standardization in Malaysia, Government departments and agencies for the purpose of achieving compatibility and maximum common usage of standards;

implement the criteria, as approved by the Council, relating to the preparation, approval, acceptance and designation of standards to be Malaysian Standards;

recommend to the Minister standards submitted by any organization appointed under paragraph (aa) as Malaysian

Standards, where appropriate, and maintain an index of

Malaysian Standards;

collect, translate and distribute information on standards and standardization activities in and outside Malaysia;

promote the use of Malaysian Standards;

recommend to the Minister the adoption of any international or foreign standard, with or without modifications, as are suitable for use in Malaysia;

accredit, in accordance with the criteria as approved by the

Council, bodies that are engaged in conformity assessment and maintain a register of accredited bodies and of their marks of conformity;

appoint organizations as agents to provide assessment services for accreditation provided under this Act;

(Deleted by Act A1425);

(Deleted by Act A1425);

establish and register under the Trade Marks Act 1976 the

Department’s own accreditation symbol;

authorize and regulate the use of any accreditation symbol referred to under paragraph (l);

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co-operate with the State Governments, local authorities, the industrial, commercial and trading sectors and such other organizations as he may determine with a view to securing the adoption of standards;

promote co-operative arrangements with organizations engaged in standardization and accreditation in other countries for the exchange of information;

advise the Minister on the requirement, sources and allocation of financial resources to Malaysian organizations concerned with standardization to assist them in meeting national and international requirements;

seek and maintain liaison with local and foreign organizations concerned with standardization, accreditation and other related matters in the public and private sectors, and maintain contact with industrial needs in standardization and accreditation;

(qa) by co-operation with the relevant agencies, facilitate the development of technical regulations and develop and promote principles and procedures for the implementation of technical regulations and conformity assessment; and

perform any other function as the Minister may require.

Power to delegate