Malaysia legislation

Section 3

of ANIMALS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2013

Section 3

Appointment of officers

(2)

The Ruler or Yang di-Pertua Negeri of a State may appoint a

State Director of Veterinary Officer and as many Veterinary Officers,

Deputy and Assistant Veterinary Officers as he may consider necessary for the purposes of this Act.

(3)

The Director General of Veterinary Services, the Deputy

Director General of Veterinary Services and any State Director of

Veterinary Services may appoint any person in writing to be a veterinary authority for all the purposes of this Act or for such of the purposes of this Act as he shall specify in so appointing such person, and such person shall, for the purposes of this Act in respect of which he is so appointed, be deemed to be an officer appointed under this

Act.

(4)

All officers appointed under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].

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