Section 3
of Act 319
Section 3
There shall be established a body corporate to be known as the “Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board” which shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and which may
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sue and be sued in its said name and subject to and for the purposes of this Act, may enter into contracts and hold and deal in or with any movable or immovable property and do all other matters and things incidental or appertaining to a body corporate.
(2)
The Board shall consist of the following members who shall be appointed by the Minister:
(a)
a Chairman;
(b)
a representative of the Ministry responsible for forestry;
(c)
a representative of the Treasury;
(d)
a representative of the Federal Forestry Department;
(e)
a representative of the Malaysian Timber Industry Board;
(f)
three representatives of the timber trade and industry; and
(g)
such other persons not exceeding four in number who, in the opinion of the Minister, can contribute to forestry research and development.
(3)
The Minister shall, in addition to the persons mentioned in subsection (2), appoint to be members of the Board not more than three other persons as the Minister considers fit, to represent the interest of the States in forestry research.
(4)
The Director General shall be a member of the Board.
(5)
The Board shall exercise its functions and perform its duties in accordance with the Schedule.