Malaysia legislation
Section 18
Section 18
(2)
The Board shall vest in the Director General such powers and shall impose upon him such duties as the Board may determine.
(3)
The Director General shall be responsible for—
(a)
the proper administration and management of the affairs of the Board;
(b)
the preparation of—
(i)
all programmes, schemes, projects and activities;
(ii)
an estimate of expenditure for the implementation of the annual programmes; and
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(iii)
an estimate of income, for the approval of the Board;
(c)
the execution of the annual programme of the Board; and
(d)
the carrying out of the decisions and directions of the
Board.
(4)
The Director General shall have general control of the officers and servants of the Board.
(5)
The Director General shall perform such further duties as the Board may direct.
(6)
In discharging his duties, the Director General shall act under the general authority and direction of the Board.
(7)
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, the Board may direct the Deputy Director General to perform his duties during such temporary absence or incapacity.
(8)
For the purposes of subsection (7)—
(a)
if there is more than one Deputy Director General, the
Board shall nominate a Deputy Director General to perform the duties; and
(b)
if the office of Deputy Director General is vacant, the
Board may direct any other officer of the Board to perform the duties.
Appointment of officers and servants