Section 17
Delegation of Board’s functions and powers
of Malaysian Pepper Board Act 2006
(1)
The Board may, subject to such conditions, limitations or restrictions as it deems fit to impose, delegate any of its functions or powers, except the power to borrow money, grant loans, establish corporations or make regulations, to—
(a)
any member of the Board;
(b)
any committee established by the Board; or
(c)
any officer or servant of the Board, and any function or power so delegated may be performed or exercised by the member, officer or servant, as the case may be, in the name and on behalf of the Board.
(2)
A delegation under this section shall not preclude the
Board itself from performing or exercising at any time any of the functions or powers so delegated.
(3)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) and the other provisions of this Act, the Board may delegate to the
Director General—
(a)
the power to grant loans and make advances to the officers and servants of the Board under section 21; and
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(b)
the authority to sanction expenditure from the Fund or any other moneys vested in or under the control of the
Board up to such limit as the Board shall specify.