Establishment of the Feed Board
(1) A body to be known as the Feed Board shall be established and shall consist of the following members:
(a) the Director General of Veterinary Services, who shall be the Chairman;
(b) a senior officer of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro- Based Industry appointed by the Minister;
(c) a senior officer of the Department of Agriculture appointed by the Minister;
(d) a senior officer of the Department of Fisheries appointed by the Minister;
(e) a senior officer of the Department of Veterinary Services appointed by the Minister;
(f) a senior officer of the National Fisheries Development Authority appointed by the Minister;
(g) the Director of Pharmaceutical Services, Ministry of Health, or his representative;
(h) the Director of Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health, or his representative;
(i) a senior officer of the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute appointed by the Minister;
(j) the Director General of the Department of Chemistry Malaysia, or his representative;
(k) a senior officer from an institution of higher learning appointed by the Minister;
(l) the Director General of the Department of Standards, or his representative;
(m) the Director of the Department of Veterinary Services and Animal Industry Sabah, who shall be an ex-officio member; and
(n) the Senior Assistant Director of Veterinary of the Department of Agriculture Sarawak, who shall be an ex-officio member.
(2) The Minister shall appoint a senior officer of the Department of Veterinary Services to be the Secretary to the Board.
(3) Subject to such conditions as may be specified in his instrument of appointment, a member of the Board appointed by the Minister shall, unless he sooner resigns or vacates his office or his appointment is sooner revoked, hold office for a term not exceeding three years and such member is eligible for reappointment.
(4) The Minister may, in respect of each member appointed by him, appoint an alternate member to attend, in place of that member, meetings of the Board in the event that member is for any reason unable to attend.
(5) When attending meetings of the Board, an alternate member shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be a member of the Board.
Functions and powers of the Board
(1) The functions of the Board shall be as follows:
(a) to administer, enforce and ensure the effective implementation of this Act;
(b) to advise the Minister in the making of regulations under this Act;
(c) to regulate the quality and safety of feed and feed additive;
(d) to regulate the feed industry, particularly in the manufacturing, distributing, utilizing and importing of feed and feed additive; and
(e) to implement quality and safety assurance programmes for feed.
(2) The Board shall have the powers to do all things expedient or reasonably necessary for or in connection with or incidental to the performance of its functions.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the Board shall have the power—
(a) to conduct surveys and investigations in respect of the feed industry;
(b) to require any person dealing in feed or feed additive to submit reports;
(c) to regulate the importation of feed and feed additive; and
(d) to prevent any fraudulent actions in connection with the manufacture, supply and sale of feed and feed additive.
Committees
The Board may establish committees, which consist of persons who are not members of the Board, to advise and assist the Board in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers.
Delegation of functions and powers of the Board
The Board may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may impose, delegate to a committee established under section 5 or to any public officer, any of its functions and powers other than this power of delegation.
Power of Minister to give directions
The Minister may, from time to time, give directions to the Board consistent with the provisions of this Act and the Board shall give effect to all such directions.
Meetings of the Board
(1) The Board shall meet at such time and place as the Chairman may determine.
(2) At any meeting of the Board, six members shall form a quorum.
(3) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board.
(4) If the Chairman is not present at a meeting of the Board, the members present shall elect one of them to preside over the meeting.
(5) The Chairman or other member presiding at a meeting shall have a deliberative vote and shall, in the event of an equality of votes, have a casting vote.
(6) The Board may invite any person to attend any meeting of the Board, but that person has no right to vote at the meeting.
(7) Subject to this section, the Board may regulate its own procedure.
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).
