Establishment of the Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia
(1) There shall be established a corporation by the name of “Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia” which shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and which may sue and be sued in the said name and, subject to and for the purposes of this Act, may enter into contracts and hold and deal in or with any movable or immovable property and do all other matters and things incidental or appertaining to a body corporate.
(2) Upon the commencement of this Act, the corporation known as “Lembaga Kraftangan Malaysia” established by the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Lembaga Kraftangan Malaysia) Order 1973 [P.U.(A) 299/ 1973] shall be known as the Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia, shall be deemed to be the corporation established under subsection (1), and shall cease to be regarded as a corporation established by the Majlis Amanah Rakyat under section 25 of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat Act 1966 [Act 489].
Membership of the Perbadanan
(1) The Perbadanan shall consist of the following members,that is to say:
(a) a Chairman;
(b) a Deputy Chairman;
(c) the Director General; and
(d) not less than five nor more than nine other members of whom at least three shall be public officers.
(2) The members of the Perbadanan, other than the Director General, who becomes a member by virtue of his appointment as Director General, shall be appointed by the Minister.
(3) The Minister shall, in respect of each member of the Perbadanan who is a public officer, appoint an alternate member who may attend any meeting of the Perbadanan which the member concerned is for any reason unable to attend; and an alternate member, when attending a meeting of the Perbadanan, shall for all purposes be deemed to be a member of the Perbadanan.
(4) A member of the Perbadanan, other than the Director General, shall, unless his appointment is sooner revoked or he sooner resigns, hold office for two years, but is eligible for reappointment.
(5) Every person who was a member or alternate member of the Perbadanan immediately before the commencement of this Act shall, upon such commencement, cease to hold office as member or alternate member, as the case may be, but any such person may be appointed afresh under subsection (2) or (3).
Remuneration and allowances
There shall be paid to the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, and the other members of the Perbadanan, including the alternate members, such remuneration or allowances as the Minister may determine.
Meetings of the Perbadanan
(1) In the absence of the Chairman from any meeting of the Perbadanan, the Deputy Chairman shall preside over the meeting, and if the Deputy Chairman is also absent, such other member as may be elected by the members present shall preside.
(2) The quorum for a meeting of the Perbadanan shall be four.
(3) If on any question to be determined at any meeting of the Perbadanan there is an equality of votes, the person presiding over the meeting shall have a casting vote.
Duties of the Perbadanan
(1) The duties of the Perbadanan shall be—
(a) to promote and, where necessary, to stimulate and rehabilitate traditional skill and craftsmanship;
(b) to develop, and stimulate the growth and maintain the standards of, the handicraft industry by various means, including the provision of research, advisory, and extension services;
(c) to guide, orientate, and assist existing craftsmen towards the use of modern methods of production, management, and marketing;
(d) to regulate, develop, and improve the quality and maintain the standards of handicraft products for local and foreign markets; and
(e) to promote the marketing and export of handicraft products.
(2) In the discharge of its duties under subsection (1), the Perbadanan shall place due importance on the need to protect the special interests of traditional craftsmen.
Powers of the Perbadanan
The Perbadanan shall have power, exercisable subject to the prior approval of the Minister, to do all things expedient or reasonably necessary for or incidental to the discharge of its duties, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of this section—
(a) to provide training facilities and to control and supervise the implementation of training projects and programmes;
(b) to bring about sufficient production of handicraft products for export purposes;
(c) to develop and supply raw materials for the use of the handicraft industry;
(d) to provide plant, machinery, equipment, and tools required by the handicraft industry;
(e) to disseminate information to the public on the various aspects of the handicraft industry;
(f) to conduct research towards raising the standards of the handicraft industry;
(g) to provide incentives in any form or manner for the handicraft industry;
(h) to establish centres, subcentres, workshops, and other premises for the undertaking of research and other activities necessary for the development of the handicraft industry;
(i) to establish warehouses for the storage of handicraft products and raw materials for making handicraft products;
(j) to carry on the business of producing, marketing, and exporting handicraft products on a commercial basis;
(k) to receive, in consideration of the services rendered by the Perbadanan, such commission or payment as may be agreed upon; and
(l) to prescribe and levy fees or other charges in respect of facilities, services, plant, machinery, equipment, tools and raw materials provided by the Perbadanan in the performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers under this Act.
Power to establish subsidiary corporations and companies
(1) The Perbadanan may from time to time with the approval of the Minister and the concurrence of the Minister of Finance—
(a) by order published in the Gazette, establish a subsidiary corporation by such name as the Perbadanan may think fit;
(b) establish or promote the establishment of a company by such name as the Perbadanan may think fit; or
(c) take over any company,
to carry out and have the charge, conduct, and management of any project, scheme or enterprise which has been planned or undertaken by the Perbadanan in the execution of its duties under section 7 or the exercise of its powers under section 8.
(2) The provisions of the Schedule shall apply to every subsidiary corporation established by the Perbadanan under subsection (1) and the provisions of the Companies Act 1965 shall apply to every company established or taken over by the Perbadanan under subsection (1).
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
