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Malaysian Rubber Board (Incorporation) Act, 1996

Country/Territory
Malaysia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to repeal the Malaysian Rubber Research and Development Fund Act 1958, the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia Act 1966, the Malaysian Rubber Exchange and Licensing Board Act 1972, the Rubber Shipping and Packing Control Act 1949 and the Rubber Export Registration Act 1966; to dissolve the Malaysian Rubber Research and Development Board, the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia and the Board of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia and the Malaysian Rubber Exchange and Licensing Board; to establish the Malaysian Rubber Board and to provide for matters connected therewith and to make better provision in respect of the rubber industry of Malaysia.
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Agricultural commodities Agricultural development Institution Special fund
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia
Entry into force notes
The Act entered into force on 1 January 1998.
Abstract

The present Act provides for the establishment of the Malaysian Rubber Board for the following purposes: (a) promotion and development of the rubber industry of Malaysia; (b) development of national objectives, policies and priorities for the orderly development and administration of the rubber industry of Malaysia. The Act is structured as follows: (I) Preliminary; (II) Establishment of the Board; (III) Director-General, Officers and Servants of the Board; (IV) Research and Development; (V) Finance; (VI) Other powers and functions of the Board; (VII) Enforcement; (VIII) General; (IX) Repeal, Savings and Transitional. In addition, two schedules are attached.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Malaysian Rubber Board (Licensing) Regulations 1997, No. 516

Legislation | Malaysia | 1997

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Internal trade, International trade, Transport/storage, Authorization/permit, Certification, Packaging/labelling, Planting material/seeds, Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Malaysian Rubber Board (Cess) Order 1999, No. 309

Legislation | Malaysia | 1999

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX