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Section 3B

Appointment of registration officers and registration agents

of National Registration Act 1959

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Section 3B
(1)

The Director General may appoint—

(a)

such number of registration officers; and

(b)

such number of persons who are not public officers as registration agents, as he deems necessary and expedient.

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(2)

The Director General may, in relation to any matter or class of matters, appoint any road transport officer or, immigration officer or any officer of any Government department to be a registration officer for the purposes of this Act, and a person so appointed shall exercise his powers and perform his duties subject to the direction and control of the Director General.

(3)

A person who is in the employment of the State Government of Sabah or the State Government of Sarawak may not be appointed as a registration officer without the prior written consent of the

State Government.