Appointment of Director General, Deputy Director General and Directors
(1) The Minister shall appoint a public officer to be the Director General for the purpose of carrying out or implementing the policies or directives issued by the Minister under Part IV relating to youth development.
(2) The Minister may, from time to time, appoint from amongst the public service, such number of Deputy Directors General, Directors, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors and such other officers as are necessary to assist the Director General in the performance of his functions and duties under this Act.
(3) All officers appointed under subsection (2) shall be subject to the supervision, direction and control of the Director General.
Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrars, officers and other servants
(1) A Registrar of Youth Societies shall be appointed by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may appoint a Deputy Registrar of Youth Societies and such number of Assistant Registrars of Youth Societies, officers and other servants who shall be under the general direction and control of the Registrar.
(3) The Registrar shall have the powers and exercise the functions conferred on him by this Act, and in his absence such powers and functions may be had or exercised by the Deputy Registrar.
(4) The Assistant Registrar may exercise all the powers and functions conferred on the Registrar by or under this Act, subject to any restriction that may be imposed by the Registrar.
(5) All officers and other servants appointed under subsection
(2) shall be deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code [Act 574].
Powers of Registrar
In addition to the powers, duties and functions conferred on the Registrar by this Act and any regulations made thereunder, the Registrar shall have and may exercise all such powers, discharge all such duties and perform all such functions as may be necessary for the purpose of giving effect to and carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Power of delegation
(1) The Registrar may, in writing, delegate any of the powers conferred on him under this Act, except the power of delegation under this section, to the Deputy Registrar or any of the Assistant Registrars appointed under subsection 4(2).
(2) Any delegation under subsection (1) shall be subject to any restriction and limitation as may be prescribed by the Registrar in the instrument of delegation.
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).
