Direct Sales and Anti-Pyramid Scheme Act 1993 s 3
s 3 Controller, Deputy Controllers, etc.
(1) The Minister may appoint, from amongst public officers, a Controller of Direct Sales and such number of Deputy Controllers of Direct Sales, Assistant Controllers of Direct Sales and other officers as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Controller shall, subject to the general direction and control of the Minister, perform the duties imposed and exercise the rights and powers conferred upon him under this Act and the regulations.
(3) The Deputy Controllers, Assistant Controllers and other officers appointed under subsection (1) shall be under the direction and control of the Controller.
(4) Except as provided in subsection (5), a Deputy Controller may perform all the duties imposed and exercise all the rights and powers conferred upon the Controller under this Act.
(5) The duties to be performed and the rights and powers to be exercised by the Controller under sections 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 14 shall be performed and exercised by the Controller personally.
(6) The Controller or Deputy Controller may perform all the duties imposed and exercise all the powers conferred upon an Assistant Controller under this Act or the regulations.
(7) All officers appointed under this section shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
Malay text (authoritative)
Pengawal, Timbalan Pengawal, dsb.
(1) Menteri boleh melantik, daripada kalangan pegawai awam, seorang Pengawal Jualan Langsung dan sekian bilangan Timbalan Pengawal Jualan Langsung, Penolong Pengawal Jualan Langsung dan pegawai lain sebagaimana yang perlu bagi maksud Akta ini.
(2) Pengawal hendaklah, tertakluk kepada arahan dan kawalan am Menteri, melaksanakan kewajipan yang dikenakan ke atasnya dan menjalankan hak dan kuasa yang diberikan kepadanya di bawah Akta ini dan peraturan-peraturan.
(3) Timbalan Pengawal, Penolong Pengawal dan pegawai lain yang dilantik di bawah subseksyen (1) hendaklah berada di bawah arahan dan kawalan Pengawal.
(4) K ecuali sebagaimana ya ng dipe r untukka n da la m subseksyen (5), seseorang Timbalan Pengawal boleh melaksanakan segala kewajipan yang dikenakan ke atas dan menjalankan segala hak dan kuasa yang diberikan kepada Pengawal di bawah Akta ini.
(5) Kewajipan yang hendak dilaksanakan dan hak dan kuasa yang hendak dijalankan oleh Pengawal di bawah seksyen 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 dan 14 hendaklah dilaksanakan dan dijalankan oleh Pengawal sendiri.
(6) Pengawal atau Timbalan Pengawal boleh melaksanakan segala kewajipan yang dikenakan ke atas dan menjalankan segala kuasa yang diberikan kepada Penolong Pengawal di bawah Akta ini atau peraturan-peraturan.
(7) Semua pegawai yang dilantik di bawah seksyen ini hendaklah disifatkan sebagai pekhidmat awam mengikut pengertian Kanun Keseksaan [Akta 574].
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Text as at 1 March 2013 (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).
