(1) The Minister shall, by notification in the Gazette, appoint a public officer to be the Director General for the control of padi and rice for the purpose of carrying out the duties and functions assigned to him under this Act.
(2) The Director General shall hold office for such term and subject to such conditions as the Minister may, after consultation with the Public Services Commission, determine.
(3) The Director General shall have an official seal for the authentication of documents required for the purposes of his duties and functions under this Act.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pelantikan Ketua Pengarah dan Timbalan Ketua Pengarah
(1) Menteri hendaklah melantik seorang pegawai awam menjadi Ketua Pengarah dan seorang atau apa-apa bilangan pegawai awam menjadi Timbalan Ketua Pengarah untuk mengawal padi dan beras bagi maksud melaksanakan kewajipan dan fungsi yang ditugaskan kepadanya di bawah Akta ini.
(2) Ketua Pengarah dan Timbalan Ketua Pengarah hendaklah memegang jawatan selama tempoh dan tertakluk pada apa-apa syarat yang ditetapkan oleh Menteri, selepas berunding dengan Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam.
(3) Ketua Pengarah hendaklah mengadakan suatu meterai rasmi untuk pengesahan dokumen yang diperlukan bagi maksud kewajipan dan fungsinya di bawah Akta ini.
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).
