Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia Act 1979 s 7
s 7 Duties of the Perbadanan
(1) The duties of the Perbadanan shall be—
(a) to promote and, where necessary, to stimulate and rehabilitate traditional skill and craftsmanship;
(b) to develop, and stimulate the growth and maintain the standards of, the handicraft industry by various means, including the provision of research, advisory, and extension services;
(c) to guide, orientate, and assist existing craftsmen towards the use of modern methods of production, management, and marketing;
(d) to regulate, develop, and improve the quality and maintain the standards of handicraft products for local and foreign markets; and
(e) to promote the marketing and export of handicraft products.
(2) In the discharge of its duties under subsection (1), the Perbadanan shall place due importance on the need to protect the special interests of traditional craftsmen.
Malay text (authoritative)
Tugas Perbadanan
(1) Tugas Perbadanan adalah–
(a) memajukan dan, di mana perlu, menggiat dan memulihkan kemahiran dan ketukangan tradisional;
(b) memajukan dan menggiat perkembangan dan memelihara standard, perusahaan kraftangan dengan berbagai cara, termasuk mengadakan perkhidmatan penyelidik, penasihat, dan pengembang;
(c) memandu, mengorientasi, dan membantu tukang-tukang yang ada sekarang ke arah penggunaan cara-cara moden pengeluaran, pengurusan, dan pemasaran;
(d) mengawal, meninggikan, dan memperbaiki kualiti dan menyenggara standard keluaran kraftangan untuk pasaran tempatan dan luar negeri; dan
(e) memajukan pemasaran dan pengeksportan keluaran kraftangan.
(2) Dalam menjalankan tugas di bawah subseksyen (1), Perbadanan hendaklah menitikberatkan dengan sewajarnya soal perlunya melindungi kepentingan istimewa tukang-tukang tradisional.
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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
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).
