Malaysia legislation
Section 38
Section 38
Chairman to be the principal managing officer
The Chairman shall have overall control and responsibility over the affairs and business of the Corporation and shall be responsible for the preparation of programmes, schemes, or projects for the consideration of the Corporation, for the issue of policy guidance or of elucidation of decisions of the Corporation to the General Manager for the supervision and control over the implementation of such decisions by the General Manager.
[Added Ord. No. 19/71; Am. Cap. A41.]
(2)
For the purpose of discharging his duties and functions under subsection (1), the Chairman shall—
(a)
have access to all statutory books, records, accounts, reports and other information and date kept by the Corporation;
(b)
give directions on policies of the Corporation to the
General Manager or any officer of it;
(c)
require the General Manager or any officer of the
Corporation to submit to him such reports, studies or investigations pertaining to the affairs, business, undertakings, scheme or project carried out by the Corporation or in which the
Corporation has any interest, directly or indirectly; and
(d)
seek such direction as he may consider necessary from the Minister in relation to issue of policies of the State
Government or of the Corporation, or from the State Secretary in regard to the implementation of any decision of the Corporation which requires the co-operation or assistance of or which affects any Department or agency of the State Government.
[Sub. Cap. A41.]
(3)
The Chairman shall perform such other or further duties as the Minister may, from time to time, determine or prescribe.
(4)
If the Chairman is temporarily absent from Sarawak or temporarily incapacitated through illness or for any other sufficient reason from the performance of his duties, the General Manager shall perform his duties (in addition to the General Manager’s duties)
during such temporary absence or other incapacity.
General Manager to be principal executive officer