(1) The Director General of the Organization shall be the Director General for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The Deputy Directors General of the Organization shall be the Deputy Directors General for the purposes of this Act.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Minister may appoint one or more Deputy Directors General for the purposes of this Act.
(4) If for any period the Director General is temporarily absent from Malaysia or temporarily incapacitated through illness, or for any other reasons is unable to perform his duties, or where the office of the Director General becomes vacant, the Minister shall appoint one of the Deputy Directors General to perform the duties of the Director General during such period.
(5) The terms and conditions of service of the Deputy Directors General appointed under subsection (3) shall be determined by the Minister after consultation with the Minister of Finance.
Malay text (authoritative)
Ketua Pengarah
(1) K e t u a P e n g a r a h P e r t u b u h a n h e n d a k l a h m e n j a d i Ketua Pengarah bagi maksud Akta ini.
(2) Timbalan Ketua Pengarah Pertubuhan hendaklah menjadi Timbalan Ketua Pengarah bagi maksud Akta ini.
(3) Walau apa pun subseksyen (2), Menteri boleh melantik seorang atau lebih Timbalan Ketua Pengarah bagi maksud Akta ini.
(4) Jika bagi apa-apa tempoh Ketua Pengarah tiada buat sementara di Malaysia atau menjadi tidak berupaya buat sementara kerana sakit, atau kerana apa-apa sebab lain tidak dapat melaksanakan kewajipannya, atau jika jawatan Ketua Pengarah menjadi kosong, Menteri hendaklah melantik seorang daripada Timbalan Ketua Pengarah untuk melaksanakan kewajipan Ketua Pengarah dalam tempoh itu.
(5) Terma dan syarat perkhidmatan Timbalan Ketua Pengarah yang dilantik di bawah subseksyen (3) hendaklah ditentukan oleh Menteri selepas berunding dengan Menteri Kewangan.
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).
