Short title, application and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994. (2) This Act shall apply throughout Malaysia. (3) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.
Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “authorized officer” means an officer authorized under section 6; “Director General” means the Director General for the control of padi and rice; “Federal Lands Commissioner” means the Federal Lands Commissioner appointed under the Federal Lands Commissioner Act 1957 [Act 349]; “Lembaga” means the Lembaga Padi dan Beras Negara established under the Lembaga Padi dan Beras Negara Act 1971 [Act 47]; “Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with the responsibility for padi and rice; “marketing” means sale, purchase, storage, transport, processing, milling, polishing, grading, packaging, advertising and promotion; “padi” or “rice” includes padi or rice in any form, the byproducts of padi or rice, and any product made or derived wholly or substantially from padi or rice: Provided that the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt padi or rice in any particular form, or any particular product or by-product of padi or rice, from all or any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations made thereunder.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated. Read the official text ↗
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).