Malaysia legislation
Section 4
Section 4
Functions of the Authority
(a)
to promote, stimulate, facilitate and undertake economic and social development of Farmers’ Organizations;
(b)
to register, control and supervise Farmers’ Organizations and to provide for matters related thereto;
(c)
where a declaration by notification has been made under section 10, to plan and undertake such agricultural development within such Farmers’ Development Area;
and
(d)
to control and co-ordinate the performance of the aforesaid activities.
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(2)
The Authority shall have power to do all things expedient or reasonably necessary or incidental to the discharge of its functions, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing—
(a)
to carry on all activities particularly of commercial and industrial enterprises, the carrying on whereof appears to it to be requisite, advantageous or convenient for or in connection with the discharge of its said function, including the primary production, manufacturing, assembling, processing, packing, grading and marketing of agricultural products, research and training;
(b)
to initiate preliminary studies of possible agricultural development and redevelopment and make preliminary plans outlining agricultural development or redevelopment activities and preliminary surveys to determine if the undertaking and carrying out of such agricultural development or redevelopment projects are as a Farmers’
Organization enterprise feasible;
(c)
to co-operate with or act as agent or managing agent of or otherwise act in association with or on behalf of the
Government of the Federation or of any State, any public authority, any company, any corporation, any body or any person;
(d)
to promote and co-ordinate the carrying on of such activities by Governments, public authorities, any company, corporation, or other body or person;
(e)
to establish or expand, or promote the establishment or expansion of companies, corporation or other bodies to carry on any such activities either under the control or partial control of the Authority or independently;
(f)
to give assistance to any Farmers’ Organization, public authority, company, corporation or other body or person appearing to the Authority to have facilities for the carrying on of any such activities, including financial assistance by the taking up of share or loan capital or by loan or otherwise;
(g)
to purchase, underwrite or otherwise acquire any stock and shares in any public or private company, and to dispose of the same whether to Farmers’ Organizations or other persons on such terms and conditions as the
Authority may determine;
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(h)
to request departments, governmental and non-governmental agencies engaged in carrying out or intending to carry out agro-based development for the benefit of farmers to submit report regarding their activities or proposed activities containing such particulars and information as may be specified by the Authority and to co-operate with the Authority in its efforts to develop
Farmers’ Organizations;
(i)
to appoint agents or establish such other bodies as it may deem fit for the purpose of carrying out its functions;
(j)
to impose fees or any other charges it deems fit for giving effect to any of its powers or functions;
(k)
to receive, in consideration of the services rendered by it, such commission or payments as may be agreed upon;
(l)
to regulate development in the Farmers’ Development
Area; and
(m)
to do such other things as it deems fit for the effective carrying out of its functions and powers.
(3)
Subject to section 8, it shall be the responsibility of the
Authority in discharging its functions under this Act to ensure that the functions shall be performed in such manner as shall be in furtherance of the policy of the Government for the time being in force and in particular the policy relating to the restructuring of society.
Membership of the Authority