Section 10

appoint committees consisting of persons who may or may not be members of the Authority, and assign or delegate to any such committees such functions and powers as it may determine;

appoint any person with the requisite knowledge, expertise and experience in communication and multimedia as adviser or consultant for the Authority and may form a panel of advisers or consultants to advise or assist the Authority in the discharge of its functions;

incorporate or participate in the incorporation of companies or enter into any joint ventures for the purposes of this

Ordinance;

approve any applications for the erection, use, maintenance or operation of any structures, communication towers on any land or building and any other incidental works, including laying of cables, for purposes of communication and multimedia activities in the State;

provide guidelines relating to the use of, or research or studies carried out on communication and multimedia resources and products in the State;

provide scholarships, grants, loans or other incentives for training or research related to communication and multimedia;

publish or sponsor the publication of periodicals, books and other materials in relation to communication and multimedia and hold copyrights therein;

provide grants, loans or advances to, or subscribe stocks, shares, bonds or debentures of companies or corporations whose principal business is related to communication and multimedia;

secure, hold and be registered as owner or proprietor of any copyrights, patents or intellectual property rights over any communication and multimedia products written, produced or

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prepared by the Government or its agencies or any body corporate or the Authority or any committee appointed by the

Authority, or any of its officers, employees or agents;

lend, lease or otherwise permit the use of any of the communication and multimedia resources and products developed or invented by or belonging to the Authority upon such terms and conditions as the Authority may impose and to determine the rate of fees, charges, levies, royalties or other dues related thereto;

hold for and on behalf of the Government all rights and properties described in section 12 or which accrued to or have been acquired by the Government or upon its direction and to act as a trustee for the Government in relation thereto;

receive donations or contributions from any source and raise funds by all lawful means;

enter into contracts, establish trusts and generally regulate transactions of all businesses involving or connected with the Authority;

issue directions or guidelines on the use of terminologies and nomenclatures relating to communication and multimedia activities in the State; and

do anything incidental to or necessary for the discharge of its functions under this Ordinance.

Notwithstanding subsection (1)(d), the Authority shall have the power to regulate the erection of telecommunication towers and facilities which have been erected pursuant to any approval granted by the State Planning Authority prior to the coming into force of this Ordinance, including the design and location thereof.

The Authority may, in addition to the functions and powers provided under this Ordinance, exercise such other functions and powers as may be authorized in writing by the Majlis Mesyuarat

Kerajaan Negeri.

Directions by Minister to Government departments or agencies

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