Malaysian Palm Oil Board Act 1998 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Director General, Officers and Servants of the Board
20. Powers and duties of Director General
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The Director General shall be responsible for—
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of the Board appointed under section 19;
the proper administration and management of the affairs of the Board;
the preparation of—
all programmes, schemes, projects and activities;
an estimate of expenditure for the implementation of the annual programmes; and
an estimate of income,for the approval of the
Board;
the execution of the annual programmes of the Board;
and
the carrying out of the decisions and directions of the
Board.
The Director General shall have general control of the officers and servants of the Board.
The Director General shall perform such further duties as the Board may direct.
In discharging his duties, the Director General shall act under the general authority and direction of the Board.
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palm oil
“palm oil” means oil, whether in crude or processed form,originating or extracted from the pericarp of the oil palm fruit, and includes oil, whether in crude or processed form originating or extracted from the kernel of the oil palm fruit;
If the Director General is temporarily absent from Malaysia or is temporarily incapacitated through illness or for any other sufficient reason from performing his duties, one of the Deputy
Directors General shall perform the duties of the Director General during such temporary absence or incapacity.
For the purposes of subsection (6), if the office of Deputy
Director General is vacant, the Board may direct any other officer of the Board to perform the duties.