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((aThe functions of the Lembaga shall be- (au) lat to ensure a fair and stable price of padi for tarmers; (b) to ensure a fair and stable price of rice for consumers; (c) to ensure sufficient supply of rice to meet all emer-. gencies; (d) to make recommendations to the Government on policies designed to promote the development of the padi and rice industry, and where approved by Government to coordinate and assist in the implementtio oroe samail of the Miniater, the Lenbaga 25TeLembaga shall have power to do all things expedient or reasonably necessary or incidental to the dis- À. (ba) _ ot rice tor consumers; (c) to maintain or to require any person to maintain a stockpile in padi or rice for strategic and price stabilisation purposes; after section 18 1 . "Powerto 18A. (1 obtain information. under requirt person (a) t LEMI L tand Dewan Rakyat : authority of the san embaga Padi dan Bei Jegara Act, 1971 (here al Act") is amended of the following: embaga Padi dan Be ns for conserving a d for purposes conneo s amended by substitut "rice", annearino thei [Pt. II, S. 45] (a) to regulate the marketing of padi and rice particularly through licencing of wholesalers, retailers, Te to condect lurveys and investigterss napspect of padi and rice industry; (f) to require persons engaged in the production or marketing of padi and rice to register and to give in such manner as the Lembaga may specify such information as the Lembaga may deem necessary; (g) to regulate the production of padi; (h) Lo probibit, regulate or control the movement of or rice; (i) to require departments and government and nongovernmental agencies dealing in padi and rice industry to submit reports regarding their activities; (j) with the approval of the Minister, to enter into equity partícipation in any padi and rice industry; (k) to acquure, purchase, take on lease, hire, hold anc immovable property of evers description and to convey, assign, surrender, anc yield up, charge, mortgage, demise, reassign, transter or otherwise dispose of, or deal with or to develop any movable or immovable property belonging to the Lembaga; (l) to enter into any contract; (m) to appoint agents or establish such other bodies as it may deem fit for the purpose of carrying out its (n to impose fees or any other charges it deems fit for giving effect to any of its powers or functions: (0) to receive in consideration of the services rendered by it such commission or payment as may be agreed upon; and (p) to exercise all functions and powers and perform all duties which under or by virtue of any other written law may be vested or delegated to it.