Malaysia legislation
Section 5
Section 5
(a)
a Director General for the purpose of exercising the powers and performing the duties assigned to him under this Act;
and
(b)
such numbers of Deputy Director General, Directors,
Deputy
Directors,
Assistant
Directors and other occupational safety and health officers as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.
(2)
If for any reason the Director General is unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office, such powers or duties shall be exercised or performed by the Deputy Director General.
(3)
The Minister may appoint any public officer from any scheme of service other than specified in subsection (1) to be an officer for all or any of the purposes of this Act as specified in the instrument of appointment.
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(4)
Subject to such limitations as may be prescribed, the officers appointed under paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (3) shall perform all the duties assigned, and may exercise all the powers conferred, upon the Director General under this Act, and every duty so performed and power so exercised shall be deemed to have been duly performed and exercised for the purposes of this Act.
(5)
The officers appointed under paragraph (1)(b) and subsection (3)
shall be subject to the control, direction and supervision of the Director
General.
Appointment of independent inspecting body