Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation) Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Dec 2011 · Part IV · Research and Development
30. Establishment of research centres
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The Board may establish and manage research centres for the purpose of research into and investigation of all problems and matters relating to rubber, rubber products and the rubber industry.
The Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia established under the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia Act 1966
rubber
“rubber” means all natural rubber in liquid, solid or blended form derived from any latex-bearing plant and synthetic rubber in liquid, solid or blended form derived from petrochemical products and includes all elastomers derived from natural or synthetic rubber or both;
[Act 407] shall be reconstituted, controlled and managed as provided under this Act and shall be deemed to be a research
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centre established under this Act.
Terms defined in s 2
rubber
Defined · s 2“rubber” means all natural rubber in liquid, solid or blended form derived from any latex-bearing plant and synthetic rubber in liquid, solid or blended form derived from petrochemical products and includes all elastomers derived from natural or synthetic rubber or both;
rubber industry
Defined · s 2“rubber industry” includes the production of rubber and hevea wood, the processing and utilization of rubber, the manufacture of rubber products, and services related thereto;
rubber products
Defined · s 2“rubber products” means all vulcanisates in finished or semi-finished form derived wholly or partly from rubber;
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