Appointment of Director General
(1) The Minister shall, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, appoint a public officer to be the Director General of Railways for the purpose of carrying out the duties and functions assigned to him under this Act.
(2) The Director General shall hold office for such term and subject to such conditions as the Minister may, after consultation with the Public Services Commission, determine.
(3) The Director General shall have an official seal for the authentication of documents required for the purposes of his duties and functions under this Act.
Duties and functions of Director General
(1) The duties and functions of the Director General shall be as follows:
(a) to regulate railway operations and railway services;
(b) to prescribe the minimum safety standards for railway operations;
(c) to provide for the registration of and to prescribe the minimum qualifications for any railway official entrusted with the charge, control or operation of a railway as the Director General considers desirable;
(d) to promote the interests of users of railway facilities and services, particularly in respect of rates charged, and the standard or quality thereof; and
(e) to promote and encourage the expansion and improvement of railway systems and railway facilities and services in Malaysia.
(2) In discharging his duties and functions under subsection (1), the Director General shall have regard to the following:
(a) economy and efficiency;
(b) all reasonable demands for railway facilities and services;
(c) the promotion of railway facilities and services at rates consistent with efficient service;
(d) the fostering of proper development of railway systems and railway facilities and services in Malaysia; and
(e) current policies of the Government in respect of social and economic development and environmental protection.
Power to delegate
(1) The Director General may, in writing, delegate to any public officer, subject to such conditions, limitations or restrictions as he thinks fit to impose, any of his duties or functions under this Act except the power to make regulations.
(2) Any delegation made under this section shall not prevent the Director General himself from performing the duty or exercising the function so delegated.
Power of Minister to give directions
The Minister may, from time to time, give to the Director General directions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the Director General shall give effect to all such directions.
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).
