UNDANG-UNDANG

Seksyen 1.

Tajuk ringkas dan permulaan kuat kuasa 2.

Tafsiran

Keanggotaan Perbadanan 5.

Tempoh jawatan 6.

Pembatalan pelantikan dan perletakan jawatan oleh anggota 7.

Anggota silih ganti 8.

Penjalanan sementara fungsi Pengerusi 9.

Pengosongan jawatan 10.

Pengisian kekosongan 11.

Saraan atau elaun

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Seksyen 12.

Fungsi Perbadanan 13.

Kuasa Perbadanan 14.

Kuasa untuk meminjam 15.

Kuasa untuk memberikan pinjaman 16.

Kuasa untuk menubuhkan syarikat 17.

Kuasa untuk melantik jawatankuasa 18.

Kuasa untuk mewakilkan 19.

Kuasa untuk mengguna khidmat

PEKHIDMAT PERBADANAN

Tugas Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif 22.

Pelantikan pegawai dan pekhidmat Perbadanan

Akta Perlindungan Pihak Berkuasa Awam 1984 25.

Pekhidmat awam

Kesalahan 28.

Kumpulan Wang Pembangunan Perdagangan 29.

Perbelanjaan yang hendaklah dipertanggungkan pada Kumpulan Wang

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Kumpulan wang rizab

Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan

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Seksyen 32.

Pendepositan dan pelaburan Kumpulan Wang 33.

Perbelanjaan dan penyediaan anggaran 34.

Akta Badan Berkanun (Akaun dan Laporan Tahunan) 1980 35.

Surcaj

Penyata, laporan, akaun dan maklumat 38.

Kuasa Menteri untuk memberikan arahan

JADUAL

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Akta 490

Suatu Akta untuk mengadakan peruntukan bagi penubuhan suatu pertubuhan perbadanan bernama

Perbadanan

Pembangunan

Perdagangan Luar Malaysia, dan perkara lain yang berkaitan dengannya.

[1 Mac 1993, P.U. (B) 34/1993]

MAKA INILAH DIPERBUAT UNDANG-UNDANG oleh Seri

Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong dengan nasihat dan persetujuan Dewan Negara dan Dewan Rakyat yang bersidang dalam

Parlimen, dan dengan kuasa daripadanya, seperti yang berikut:

BAHAGIAN I

PERMULAAN

Tajuk ringkas dan permulaan kuat kuasa

1. Akta ini bolehlah dinamakan Akta Perbadanan Pembangunan

Perdagangan Luar Malaysia 1992 dan hendaklah mula berkuat kuasa pada tarikh yang ditetapkan oleh Menteri melalui pemberitahuan dalam Warta.

Tafsiran

2. Dalam Akta ini, melainkan jika konteksnya menghendaki makna yang lain—

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“anggota” ertinya anggota Perbadanan yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 4 dan termasuklah anggota silih ganti yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 7;

“jawatankuasa” ertinya jawatankuasa Perbadanan yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 17;

“Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif” ertinya Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif

Perbadanan yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 20 dan termasuklah mana-mana pegawai yang diarah, di bawah subseksyen 21(4), untuk melaksanakan tugas Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif;

“Kumpulan Wang” ertinya Kumpulan Wang Pembangunan

Perdagangan yang ditubuhkan di bawah seksyen 28;

“Menteri”

ertinya

Menteri yang bertanggungjawab bagi perdagangan antarabangsa dan industri;

“Pengerusi” ertinya Pengerusi Perbadanan yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 4;

“Perbadanan” ertinya Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan Luar

Malaysia yang ditubuhkan di bawah seksyen 3;

“syarikat” mempunyai erti yang sama sebagaimana yang diberikan kepada “perbadanan” di bawah subseksyen 4(1) Akta Syarikat 1965

[Akta 125].

BAHAGIAN II

PERBADANAN

Penubuhan Perbadanan

3. (1)

Maka hendaklah ditubuhkan suatu pertubuhan perbadanan yang dikenali sebagai “Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan Luar

CATATAN―Akta Syarikat 1965 [Akta 125] telah dimansuhkan oleh Akta Syarikat 2016 [Akta 777] yang berkuat kuasa pada 31 Januari 2017―lihat seksyen 620(1) Akta 777.

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Malaysia” yang kekal turun-temurun dan mempunyai suatu meterai biasa, yang boleh membawa guaman dan dibawa guaman atas nama perbadanannya dan, tertakluk kepada dan bagi maksud Akta ini, boleh membuat kontrak dan boleh memperoleh, membeli, mengambil, memegang dan menikmati apa-apa jenis harta alih dan harta tak alih dan boleh memindahkan, menyerahhakkan, menyerahkan balik, memulangkan, menggadaikan, menggadai janji, mendemiskan, menyerahhakkan semula, memindahmilikkan atau dengan apa-apa cara lain melupuskan, atau membuat apa-apa urusan mengenai, apa-apa harta alih atau harta tak alih atau apa-apa kepentingan mengenainya yang terletak hak pada Perbadanan, mengikut apa-apa terma dan syarat sebagaimana yang difikirkannya patut.

Keanggotaan Perbadanan

4. (1) Perbadanan hendaklah terdiri daripada anggota yang berikut:

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terlebih dahulu, memegang jawatan tertakluk kepada apa-apa terma dan syarat sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh Menteri.

Tempoh jawatan

5. Tertakluk kepada seksyen 6, anggota Perbadanan hendaklah memegang jawatan selama apa-apa tempoh yang tidak melebihi tiga tahun sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh Menteri pada masa pelantikan mereka dan adalah layak untuk dilantik semula.

Pembatalan pelantikan dan perletakan jawatan oleh anggota

6. (1) Menteri boleh pada bila-bila masa membatalkan pelantikan mana-mana anggota Perbadanan tanpa memberikan apa-apa sebab.

Anggota silih ganti

7. (1) Menteri boleh, berkenaan dengan setiap anggota

Perbadanan yang dilantik di bawah perenggan 4(1)(b), (c) dan (d), melantik seorang menjadi anggota silih ganti untuk menghadiri, sebagai ganti anggota itu, mesyuarat Perbadanan sekiranya anggota itu tidak dapat hadir kerana apa-apa jua sebab.

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Penjalanan sementara fungsi Pengerusi

8. (1) Menteri boleh melantik mana-mana anggota Perbadanan untuk menjalankan fungsi Pengerusi semasa apa-apa tempoh yang

Pengerusi oleh kerana apa-apa jua sebab tidak dapat menjalankan fungsinya atau semasa apa-apa tempoh kekosongan dalam jawatan

Pengerusi; dan anggota sedemikian hendaklah, semasa tempoh yang dia menjalankan fungsi Pengerusi di bawah subseksyen ini, disifatkan sebagai Pengerusi.

Pengosongan jawatan

9. (1) Jawatan seseorang anggota Perbadanan hendaklah menjadi kosong—

selama lebih daripada dua tahun;

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melaksanakan tugasnya atau menguruskan hal-ehwalnya;

Perbadanan berturut-turut, tanpa kebenaran bertulis Menteri, dia telah tidak menghadiri juga tidak diwakili oleh anggota silih ganti, jika ada, yang dilantik berkenaan dengannya;

Pengisian kekosongan

10.

Apabila mana-mana orang terhenti daripada menjadi anggota

Perbadanan oleh sebab peruntukan Akta ini, Menteri boleh melantik orang lain untuk mengisi kekosongan itu bagi baki tempoh anggota yang mengosongkannya itu dilantik.

Saraan atau elaun

11.

Maka hendaklah dibayar kepada anggota dan anggota silih ganti

Perbadanan dan anggota jawatankuasa apa-apa saraan atau elaun sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh Menteri selepas berunding dengan

Menteri Kewangan.

BAHAGIAN III

FUNGSI DAN KUASA PERBADANAN

Fungsi Perbadanan

12.

Perbadanan hendaklah mempunyai fungsi yang berikut:

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Kuasa Perbadanan

13.

Perbadanan hendaklah mempunyai kuasa untuk melakukan segala perkara yang semunasabahnya perlu atau yang suai manfaat bagi maksud pelaksanaan fungsinya, atau yang bersampingan atau bersesuaian dengan pelaksanaan fungsi itu, dan khususnya, tetapi tanpa menjejaskan keluasan yang berikut:

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Perbadanan;

Kerajaan dari semasa ke semasa;

Kuasa untuk meminjam

14. Perbadanan boleh, dari semasa ke semasa, meminjam atas apa-apa kadar bunga dan bagi apa-apa tempoh dan atas apa-apa terma tentang masa dan cara pembayaran balik dan selainnya sebagaimana yang diluluskan oleh Menteri, dengan persetujuan Menteri Kewangan,

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apa-apa jumlah wang yang diperlukan oleh Perbadanan bagi menjelaskan mana-mana obligasinya atau bagi melaksanakan mana-mana fungsinya atau bagi menjalankan mana-mana kuasanya.

Kuasa untuk memberikan pinjaman

15.

Pada melaksanakan fungsinya dan menjalankan kuasanya,

Perbadanan boleh memberikan pinjaman bagi apa-apa maksud sebagaimana yang diluluskan oleh Menteri selepas berunding dengan

Menteri Kewangan, dan pinjaman sedemikian boleh diberikan tertakluk kepada apa-apa terma dan syarat sebagaimana yang difikirkan oleh Perbadanan, dengan kelulusan Menteri, patut dikenakan dalam hal-hal tertentu.

Kuasa untuk menubuhkan syarikat

16. Perbadanan boleh, dari semasa ke semasa, dengan kelulusan

Menteri dan persetujuan Menteri Kewangan, menubuhkan syarikat dengan apa-apa nama yang ditentukan oleh Perbadanan untuk menjalankan dan untuk menjaga, mengelolakan dan menguruskan bagi pihak Perbadanan apa-apa projek, skim atau perusahaan yang ditentukan oleh Perbadanan pada melaksanakan fungsinya dan menjalankan kuasanya.

Kuasa untuk melantik jawatankuasa

17. (1) Perbadanan boleh melantik jawatankuasa bagi apa-apa maksud yang berbangkit daripada atau berkaitan dengan apa-apa fungsi dan kuasanya; mana-mana jawatankuasa yang dilantik itu hendaklah mengandungi sekurang-kurangnya seorang anggota

Perbadanan dan bolehlah dilantik ke jawatankuasa itu mana-mana orang lain yang difikirkan sesuai oleh Perbadanan.

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Perbadanan.

Kuasa untuk mewakilkan

18. (1) Perbadanan boleh, tertakluk kepada apa-apa terma dan syarat, had atau sekatan, sebagaimana yang difikirkannya patut dikenakan, mewakilkan kepada mana-mana Jawatankuasa, atau kepada Pengerusi, atau kepada Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, atau kepada mana-mana orang lain, kuasa dan kewibawaan untuk menjalankan atau melaksanakan bagi pihaknya kuasa atau fungsi yang diletakhakkan pada atau dipertanggungkan atas Perbadanan di bawah Akta ini sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh Perbadanan, kecuali kuasa untuk meminjam wang atau membuat peraturan-peraturan; dan apa-apa kuasa atau fungsi yang diwakilkan sedemikian boleh dijalankan atau dilaksanakan oleh Jawatankuasa berkenaan, atau Pengerusi, atau

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, atau mana-mana orang lain itu, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, di atas nama dan bagi pihak Perbadanan.

Akta ini, Perbadanan boleh mewakilkan sama ada kepada Pengerusi atau kepada Ketua

Pegawai

Eksekutif kuasa untuk membenarkan perbelanjaan daripada

Kumpulan

Wang atau mana-mana wang lain yang diletakhakkan pada atau yang di bawah kawalan Perbadanan sehingga had yang hendaklah dinyatakan oleh Perbadanan.

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Kuasa untuk mengguna khidmat

19. Perbadanan boleh mengguna khidmat dan membayar ejen dan penasihat teknik, termasuk peguam bela dan peguam cara, jurubank, broker saham, juruukur, penilai dan orang-orang lain, untuk menjalankan apa-apa urusan atau melakukan apa-apa perbuatan yang dikehendaki dijalankan atau dilakukan pada melaksanakan fungsinya atau menjalankan kuasanya bagi melaksanakan maksud Akta ini dengan lebih baik.

BAHAGIAN IV

KETUA PEGAWAI EKSEKUTIF, PEGAWAI DAN

PEKHIDMAT PERBADANAN

Pelantikan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif

20. (1) Perbadanan boleh, dengan kelulusan Menteri terlebih dahulu, melantik seorang Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, daripada kalangan pegawai yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 22, dan meletakhakkan padanya apa-apa kuasa dan mempertanggungkan atasnya apa-apa tugas sebagaimana yang ditentukan atau diwakilkan kepadanya oleh

Perbadanan.

Tugas Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif

21. (1) Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif hendaklah bertanggungjawab bagi—

Perbadanan;

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Perbadanan dengan sepenuhnya akan kemajuan program, skim dan projeknya;

Perbadanan kepada pegawai dan pekhidmat Perbadanan;

Perbadanan; dan

Perbadanan.

Eksekutif semasa Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif tidak ada atau tidak berupaya buat sementara itu.

Pelantikan pegawai dan pekhidmat Perbadanan

22. (1) Tertakluk kepada subseksyen (2) dan apa-apa peraturan-peraturan yang dibuat di bawah perenggan 36(2)(c), (d) dan (e),

Perbadanan boleh melantik dari semasa ke semasa, atas apa-apa terma dan syarat, sekian bilangan pegawai dan pekhidmat sebagaimana yang difikirkannya wajar dan perlu bagi menjalankan maksud Akta ini.

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Tatatertib pegawai dan pekhidmat

23. (1) Maka hendaklah ada suatu Lembaga Tatatertib Perbadanan yang hendaklah terdiri daripada—

Perbadanan.

Tatatertib atau Jawatankuasa Tatatertib yang ditubuhkan di bawah subseksyen (6) dalam apa-apa prosiding di hadapan Lembaga atau

Jawatankuasa itu yang di dalamnya dia menjadi pengadu; tempatnya hendaklah diambil oleh seorang anggota yang akan dipilih oleh atau dilantik daripada anggota Perbadanan.

Tatatertib hendaklah mempunyai kuasa untuk mengenakan apa-apa hukuman tatatertib sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan di bawah mana-Perbadanan Pembangunan Perdagangan

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mana peraturan-peraturan yang boleh dibuat di bawah seksyen 36.

Perbadanan, dan Jawatankuasa Tatatertib yang diwakilkan dengan fungsi dan kuasa sedemikian hendaklah melaksanakan, menjalankan, atau menunaikannya di bawah arahan dan kawalan Lembaga Tatatertib yang hendaklah mempunyai kuasa untuk mengkaji semula, membatalkan atau mengubah apa-apa keputusan atau dapatan jawatankuasa itu.

Jawatankuasa Tatatertib yang diwakilkan dengan fungsi dan kuasa di bawah subseksyen (6) boleh, dalam masa empat belas hari merayu secara bertulis terhadap keputusan itu kepada Perbadanan yang boleh sesudah itu mengesahkan, mengakaskan atau memberi apa-apa arahan mengenai perkara itu sebagaimana yang difikirkannya patut dan wajar.

Jawatankuasa Tatatertib, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, yang terhadap keputusannya rayuan itu dibuat, boleh menghadiri apa-apa prosiding berhubungan dengan rayuan itu.

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Akta Perlindungan Pihak Berkuasa Awam 1948

24.

Akta Perlindungan Pihak Berkuasa Awam 1948 [Akta 198]

hendaklah terpakai bagi apa-apa tindakan, guaman, pendakwaan atau prosiding terhadap Perbadanan atau terhadap mana-mana anggota, pegawai, pekhidmat atau ejen Perbadanan berkenaan dengan apa-apa perbuatan, keabaian atau keingkaran yang dibuat atau dilakukan olehnya atas sifat yang sedemikian itu.

Pekhidmat awam

25.

Semua anggota, pegawai dan pekhidmat Perbadanan, semasa melaksanakan fungsi mereka sebagai anggota, pegawai dan pekhidmat

Perbadanan, hendaklah disifatkan sebagai pekhidmat awam mengikut pengertian Kanun Keseksaan [Akta 574].

BAHAGIAN V

PERUNTUKAN KEWANGAN

Pengenaan levi

26. (1) Bagi maksud Akta ini, Menteri boleh, selepas berunding dengan Menteri Kewangan dan Perbadanan, membuat suatu perintah bagi pengenaan, pengutipan, pengubahan atau pembatalan levi ke atas pengeksportan dan pengimportan apa-apa barangan yang dinyatakan dalam perintah itu.

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bagi pihaknya.

Dengan syarat bahawa tiada pembayaran balik sedemikian akan dibenarkan melainkan tuntutan berkenaan dengannya dibuat dalam masa satu tahun selepas pembayaran terlebih atau pembayaran tersilap itu dibuat.

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sebagaimana yang ditetapkan oleh Menteri melalui peraturan-peraturan.

Kesalahan

27.

Mana-mana orang yang gagal atau enggan membayar levi yang dikenakan di bawah seksyen 26 adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh dikenakan denda tidak melebihi satu ribu ringgit atau penjara bagi suatu tempoh tidak melebihi tiga bulan atau kedua-duanya.

Kumpulan Wang Pembangunan Perdagangan

28. (1) Bagi maksud Akta ini, Perbadanan hendaklah menubuhkan, mentadbirkan dan mengawal suatu kumpulan wang yang dikenali sebagai “Kumpulan Wang Pembangunan Perdagangan”.

Perbadanan daripada kumpulan wang pinjaman;

Kumpulan Wang atau penyediaan perkhidmatan oleh

Perbadanan;

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Perbadanan daripada levi yang dikenakan atau dikutip mengikut seksyen 26; dan

Perbadanan berkenaan dengan apa-apa perkara yang bersampingan dengan fungsi dan kuasanya.

Perbelanjaan yang hendaklah dipertanggungkan pada Kumpulan

Wang

29. Tertakluk kepada seksyen 30, Kumpulan Wang hendaklah dibelanjakan untuk—

(a)

pembayaran apa-apa perbelanjaan yang dilakukan dengan sah oleh Perbadanan, termasuklah fi dan kos kaji selidik dan guaman dan kos dan fi yang lain, saraan bagi pegawai dan pekhidmat yang dilantik dan diguna khidmat oleh

Perbadanan, termasuklah elaun persaraan, pencen atau ganjaran;

(b)

membayar apa-apa kos atau perbelanjaan lain yang dilakukan atau disetuju terima dengan sepatutnya oleh

Perbadanan pada menjalankan kuasanya atau melaksanakan fungsinya;

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(c)

membayar balik apa-apa wang yang dipinjam di bawah seksyen 14 dan bunga yang kena dibayar atasnya;

(d)

memberikan pinjaman di bawah seksyen 15;

(e)

tertakluk kepada subseksyen 28(3), bayaran apa-apa caj atas apa-apa amaun yang diperuntukkan kepada

Perbadanan daripada kumpulan wang pinjaman;

(f)

pemberian pinjaman kepada pegawai dan pekhidmat

Perbadanan bagi maksud yang diluluskan oleh Menteri; dan

(g)

pada amnya, membayar apa-apa perbelanjaan bagi melaksanakan peruntukan Akta ini.

Pengimbangan akaun hasil

30. Maka adalah menjadi tugas Perbadanan untuk memelihara

Kumpulan Wang dengan menjalankan kuasa dan melaksanakan fungsinya untuk memastikan supaya jumlah hasil Perbadanan, tertakluk kepada apa-apa arahan yang diberikan oleh Menteri di bawah seksyen 38, adalah mencukupi untuk membayar semua jumlah wang yang boleh dipertanggungkan dengan sepatutnya kepada akaun hasilnya, termasuklah susut nilai dan bunga atas modal, dari setahun ke setahun.

Kumpulan wang rizab

31. (1) Perbadanan hendaklah menubuhkan dan menguruskan suatu kumpulan wang rizab.

Dengan syarat bahawa tiada apa-apa bahagian daripada kumpulan wang rizab boleh digunakan bagi apa-apa maksud melainkan bagi maksud Perbadanan.

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Pendepositan dan pelaburan Kumpulan Wang

32. Perbadanan boleh, dengan kelulusan Menteri dan persetujuan

Menteri Kewangan—

Perbelanjaan dan penyediaan anggaran

33. (1) Perbelanjaan Perbadanan hingga sebanyak yang dibenarkan oleh Menteri bagi mana-mana satu tahun hendaklah dibayar daripada

Kumpulan Wang.

Menteri suatu anggaran perbelanjaan (termasuk perbelanjaan bagi projek pembangunan) bagi tahun yang berikutnya dalam apa-apa bentuk dan yang mengandungi apa-apa butir sebagaimana yang diarahkan oleh Menteri; dan sebelum permulaan tahun yang berikutnya Menteri hendaklah memberitahu

Perbadanan amaun yang dibenarkan bagi perbelanjaan pada amnya atau amaun yang dibenarkan bagi setiap jenis perbelanjaan.

Menteri suatu anggaran tambahan bagi mana-mana satu tahun dan

Menteri boleh membenarkan kesemua atau mana-mana bahagian daripada perbelanjaan tambahan yang termasuk dalam anggaran tambahan itu.

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Akta Badan Berkanun (Akaun dan Laporan Tahunan) 1980

34.

Peruntukan Akta Badan Berkanun (Akaun dan Laporan

Tahunan) 1980 [Akta 240] hendaklah terpakai bagi Perbadanan.

Surcaj

35. (1) Sekiranya ternyata kepada Perbadanan bahawa mana-mana orang yang sedang atau telah bekerja dengan Perbadanan—

Perbadanan yang pemungutannya menjadi tanggungjawabnya;

Perbadanan hendaklah menyampaikan suatu notis bertulis kepadanya yang memintanya menunjukkan sebab mengapa dia tidak sepatutnya disurcajkan, dan jika penjelasan yang memuaskan hati tidak diberikan, dalam masa empat belas hari dari tarikh penyampaian notis yang

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disebutkan terdahulu, kepada Perbadanan berkenaan dengan kegagalan mengutip, bayaran yang tidak sepatutnya dibuat, bayaran yang tidak diluluskan dengan sewajarnya, kekurangan atau pemusnahan, atau kegagalan menyimpan akaun atau rekod yang sepatutnya, atau kegagalan membuat bayaran, atau kelambatan dalam membuat bayaran, maka Perbadanan boleh mensurcajkan sejumlah wang terhadap orang tersebut yang tidak melebihi amaun apa-apa amaun sedemikian yang tidak dikutip, apa-apa bayaran, kekurangan, atau kerugian atau nilai harta yang musnah, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan; dan berkenaan dengan kegagalan menyimpan akaun atau rekod yang sepatutnya, atau kegagalan membuat bayaran, atau kelambatan dalam membuat bayaran, Perbadanan boleh mensurcajkan apa-apa jumlah wang terhadap orang tersebut sebagaimana yang difikirkan patut oleh Perbadanan itu.

dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif hendaklah sesudah itu memberitahu orang yang disurcajkan itu.

Pegawai Eksekutif diberitahu tentang penarikan balik itu.

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dengan ansuran bulanan yang sama banyak tidak melebihi satu perempat daripada jumlah gaji atau pencen bulanan, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, orang itu.

BAHAGIAN VI

AM

Kuasa Menteri untuk membuat peraturan-peraturan

36. (1) Menteri boleh, selepas berunding dengan Perbadanan, membuat apa-apa peraturan-peraturan yang suai manfaat atau perlu bagi melaksanakan maksud dan peruntukan Akta ini dengan teratur dan berkesan.

Perbadanan;

Perbadanan dan mana-mana anggota mana-mana jawatankuasa;

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Perbadanan di bawah perenggan 29(f) dan maksudnya; dan

(i)

peruntukan bagi penahanan kerja dengan pengurangan gaji atau saraan lain, atau bagi penggantungan kerja tanpa gaji atau saraan lain, seseorang pegawai atau pekhidmat semasa menanti prosiding tatatertib selesai;

Perbadanan, dan hukuman yang diperuntukkan sedemikian boleh meliputi pembuangan kerja atau penurunan pangkat; dan

Penyata, laporan, akaun dan maklumat

37. (1) Perbadanan hendaklah memberi Menteri, apa-apa penyata, laporan, akaun dan maklumat berkenaan dengan harta dan aktiviti

Perbadanan sebagaimana yang dikehendaki atau diarahkan oleh

Menteri dari semasa ke semasa.

Perbadanan hendaklah, dengan seberapa segera yang praktik selepas akhir setiap tahun kewangan, menyebabkan dibuat dan

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dihantar kepada Menteri suatu laporan yang memperkatakan aktiviti

Perbadanan sepanjang tahun kewangan yang sebelumnya dan laporan itu hendaklah dalam bentuk serta hendaklah mengandungi apa-apa maklumat yang berhubungan dengan prosiding dan dasar Perbadanan sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dari semasa ke semasa oleh Menteri.

Kuasa Menteri untuk memberikan arahan

38. Menteri boleh memberikan kepada Perbadanan apa-apa arahan yang bersifat am, yang selaras dengan peruntukan Akta ini mengenai pelaksanaan fungsi dan penjalanan kuasa Perbadanan dan Perbadanan hendaklah melaksanakan arahan itu.

JADUAL

[Subseksyen 3(2)]

Mesyuarat

1. (1) Kuorum Perbadanan ialah enam orang.

Perbadanan terdapat bilangan undi yang sama banyaknya, Pengerusi hendaklah mempunyai undi pemutus sebagai tambahan kepada undi biasanya.

Perbadanan boleh mengundang orang lain menghadiri mesyuarat

2. Perbadanan boleh meminta mana-mana orang (yang bukan anggota Perbadanan)

menghadiri mana-mana mesyuarat atau perbincangan Perbadanan bagi maksud menasihatinya tentang apa-apa perkara yang dibincangkan, tetapi mana-mana orang yang hadir sedemikian tidak berhak mengundi dalam mesyuarat atau perbincangan itu.

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Meterai biasa

3. (1) Perbadanan hendaklah mempunyai suatu meterai biasa yang mengandungi apa-apa tanda yang diluluskan oleh Perbadanan dan meterai itu boleh dari semasa ke semasa dipecahkan, ditukar, diubah atau dibuat baharu sebagaimana yang difikirkan patut oleh Perbadanan.

boleh digunakan dan hendaklah disifatkan sebagai meterai biasa Perbadanan.

Dengan syarat bahawa apa-apa dokumen atau surat cara yang jika disempurnakan oleh seseorang yang bukan suatu pertubuhan perbadanan tidak akan dikehendaki dimeteraikan boleh disempurnakan oleh Perbadanan mengikut cara yang serupa; dan mana-mana dokumen atau surat cara itu boleh disempurnakan bagi pihak Perbadanan oleh mana-mana pegawai atau pekhidmat Perbadanan yang diberi kuasa secara am atau khas oleh Perbadanan bagi maksud itu.

Minit

4. (1) Perbadanan hendaklah menyebabkan minit kesemua mesyuaratnya disenggara dan disimpan dalam bentuk yang sepatutnya.

Perbadanan yang minit berkenaan dengan prosidingnya telah dibuat sedemikian hendaklah disifatkan telah dipanggil dan diadakan dengan sewajarnya dan semua anggota dalam mesyuarat itu layak dengan sewajarnya untuk bertindak.

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Kesahan perbuatan dan prosiding

5. Tiada apa-apa perbuatan yang dilakukan atau prosiding yang diambil di bawah

Akta ini boleh dipersoalkan atas alasan bahawa—

Perbadanan; atau

Penzahiran kepentingan

6. Seseorang anggota Perbadanan yang, sama ada secara langsung atau secara tidak langsung mempunyai, sendiri atau melalui pekongsinya, apa-apa kepentingan dalam mana-mana syarikat atau usaha yang dengannya Perbadanan bercadang hendak membuat apa-apa kontrak atau yang ada mempunyai, sama ada secara langsung atau secara tidak langsung, apa-apa kepentingan dalam mana-mana kontrak atau dalam apa-apa perkara yang sedang dibincangkan oleh Perbadanan hendaklah menzahirkan hakikat dan jenis kepentingannya itu kepada Perbadanan, dan penzahiran itu hendaklah direkodkan dalam minit mesyuarat Perbadanan dan, melainkan jika dibenarkan secara khususnya oleh Pengerusi, anggota itu tidak boleh mengambil bahagian dalam apa-apa perbincangan atau keputusan Perbadanan yang berhubungan dengan kontrak atau perkara itu.

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SENARAI PINDAAN

Undang-undang yang meminda

Tajuk ringkas

Berkuat kuasa dari

Akta A916

Akta Perbadanan Pembangunan

Perdagangan

Luar

Malaysia

36

Akta 490

SENARAI SEKSYEN YANG DIPINDA

Seksyen

Kuasa meminda

Berkuat kuasa dari

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Akta A916 17-02-1995

Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation 5

Section

7

Act 490

An Act to provide for the establishment of a body corporate by the name of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation, and for other matters connected therewith.

[1 March 1993, P.U. (B) 34/1993]

BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan

Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan

Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Malaysia External Trade

Development Corporation Act 1992 and shall come into force on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

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“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Corporation appointed under section 4;

“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the

Corporation appointed under section 20 and includes any officer directed under subsection 21(4) to perform the duties of the Chief

Executive Officer;

“committee” means a committee of the Corporation appointed under section 17;

“company” has the same meaning as that assigned to “corporation”

under subsection 4(1) of the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125];

“Corporation” means the Malaysia External Trade Development

Corporation established under section 3;

“Fund” means the Trade Development Fund established under section 28;

“member” means a member of the Corporation appointed under section 4 and includes an alternate member appointed under section 7;

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for international trade and industry.

PART II

Establishment of the Corporation

3. (1)

There shall be established a body corporate to be known as

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the “Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation” which shall have perpetual succession and a common seal, which may sue and be sued in its corporate name and, subject to and for the purposes of this

Act, may enter into contracts, and may acquire, purchase, take, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description and may convey, assign, surrender, yield up, charge, mortgage, demise, reassign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or deal with, any movable or immovable property or any interest therein vested in the

Corporation upon such terms and conditions as it deems fit.

(2)

The provisions of the Schedule shall apply to the Corporation.

Membership of the Corporation

4. (1)

The Corporation shall consist of the following members:

(a)

a Chairman;

(b)

a representative of the Ministry responsible for international trade and industry;

(c)

a representative of the Ministry of Finance;

(d)

a representative of the Ministry responsible for primary industries;

(dd)

the Chief Executive Officer appointed under subsection 20(1); and

(e)

such other persons, not exceeding eight, as the Minister may determine.

(2)

The members of the Corporation shall be appointed by the

Minister and, subject to sections 5 and 6, shall, unless they sooner resign or their appointment are sooner revoked, hold office subject to such terms and conditions as the Minister may determine.

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Tenure of office

5. Subject to section 6, members of the Corporation shall hold office for such period not exceeding three years as the Minister may determine at the time of their appointment and shall be eligible for reappointment.

Revocation of appointment and resignation of members

6. (1)

The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of any member of the Corporation without assigning any reason therefore.

(2)

A member of the Corporation may at any time resign from his appointment by giving notice to the Minister.

Alternate members

7. (1)

The Minister may, in respect of each member of the

Corporation appointed under paragraphs 4(1)(b), (c) and (d), appoint one person to be an alternate member to attend in place of the member at the meetings of the Corporation if that members is for any reason unable to attend.

(2)

When attending meetings of the Corporation, an alternate member shall for all purposes to be deemed to be a member of the

Corporation.

(3)

An alternate member shall, unless he sooner resigns or his appointment is sooner revoked, cease to be an alternate member if the member in respect of whom he is an alternate ceases to be a member of the Corporation.

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Temporary exercise of functions of Chairman

8. (1)

The Minister may appoint any member of the Corporation to exercise the functions of the Chairman during any period the

Chairman is for any reason unable to exercise his functions or during any period of any vacancy in the office of Chairman; and such member shall, during the period in which he is exercising the functions of the Chairman under this subsection, be deemed to be the

Chairman.

(2)

Until an appointment is made under subsection (1) or in default of such appointment, the member appointed under paragraph 4(1)(b) shall exercise the functions of and be deemed to be the

Chairman of the Corporation.

Vacation of office

9. (1)

The office of a member of the Corporation shall be vacated—

(i)

an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or

(ii)

any other offences punishable with imprisonment

(in itself only or in addition to or in lieu of a fine)

for more than two years;

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been present nor represented by the alternate member, if any, appointed in his respect;

Minister.

(2)

The provisions of subsection (1), other than paragraph (e), shall apply mutatis mutandis to an alternate member.

Filling of vacancies

10. Where any person ceases to be a member of the Corporation by reason of the provisions of this Act, the Minister may appoint another person to fill the vacancy for the reminder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.

Remuneration or allowances

11. There shall be paid to the members and alternate members of the Corporation and members of committees such remuneration or allowances as the Minister may determine after consultation with the

Minister of Finance.

PART III

FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE CORPORATION

Functions of the Corporation

12. The Corporation shall have the following functions:

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Government or for any person, body or organization on such matters; and

Powers of the Corporation

13. The Corporation shall have the power to do all things reasonably necessary or expedient for the purpose of discharging its functions, or which is incidental or conducive to the discharge of those functions, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the following:

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Minister and concurrence of the Minister of Finance, offices in Malaysia and abroad;

Minister and concurrence of the Minister of Finance, trade and exhibition centres in Malaysia and abroad to promote exports;

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Power to borrow

14. The Corporation may, from time to time, borrow at such rate of interest and for such period and upon such terms as to the time and method of repayment and otherwise as the Minister, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, may approve, any sums required by the Corporation for meeting any of its obligations or discharging any of its functions or exercising any of its powers.

Power to grant loans

15. In the discharge of its functions and the exercise of its powers, the Corporation may grant loans for such purposes as are approved by the Minister after consultation with the Minister of Finance, and such loans may be granted subject to such terms and conditions as the

Corporation may, with the approval of the Minister, deem fit to impose in particular cases.

Power to establish companies

16. The Corporation may, from time to time, with the approval of the Minister and concurrence of the Minister of Finance, establish companies by such name as the Corporation may determine to carry

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out and have the charge, conduct and management on behalf of the

Corporation of any project, scheme or enterprise determined by the

Corporation in the discharge of its functions and the exercise of its powers.

Power to appoint committees

17. (1)

The Corporation may appoint committees for any purpose arising out of or connected with any of its functions and powers; any committee so appointed shall include at least one member of the

Corporation and there may be appointed to such committee such other persons as the Corporation thinks fit.

(2)

The committee so appointed shall regulate its own procedure.

(3)

Any committee so appointed shall conform to any instructions from time to time given to it by the Corporation and the Corporation may at any time discontinue or alter the constitution of any committee so appointed.

(4)

The committee may invite any person who, in its opinion, is possessed of special knowledge of advantage to it, to attend any meeting of the committee and the person so invited shall not be entitled to vote at any such meeting.

(5)

The committee shall report its recommendations to the

Corporation.

Power to delegate

18. (1)

The Corporation may, subject to such terms and conditions, limitations or restrictions, as it thinks fit to impose, delegate to any committee, or to the Chairman, or to the Chief

Executive Officer, or to any other person, the power and authority to exercise or perform on its behalf such powers or functions vested in or imposed on the Corporation under this Act as the Corporation may

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determine, except the power to borrow money or make regulations;

and any power or function so delegated may be exercised or performed by such committee, or the Chairman, or the Chief

Executive Officer, or any other person, as the case may be, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) and to the other provisions of this Act, the Corporation may delegate to either the Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer authority to sanction expenditure from the Fund or any other moneys vested in or under the control of the Corporation up to such limit as the

Corporation shall specify.

Power to employ

19. The Corporation may employ and pay agents and technical advisers, including advocates and solicitors, bankers, stockbrokers, surveyors, valuers and other persons, to transact any business or to do any act required to be transacted or done in the discharge of its functions or the exercise of its powers or for the better carrying into effect the purposes of this Act.

PART IV

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, OFFICERS AND

SERVANTS OF THE CORPORATION

Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer

20. (1)

The Corporation may, with the prior approval of the

Minister, appoint a Chief Executive Officer from among the officers appointed under section 22, and vest him with such powers and impose upon him such duties as may be determined or delegated to him by the Corporation.

(2)

The appointment of the Chief Executive Officer shall be on such terms and conditions as the Corporation may, with the approval of the Minister, determine.

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Duties of the Chief Executive Officer

21. (1)

The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for—

Corporation;

(2)

The Chief Executive Officer shall have general control of the other officers and servants of the Corporation.

(3)

The Chief Executive Officer shall perform such further duties as the Corporation may from time to time direct.

(4)

If the Chief Executive Officer is temporarily absent from

Malaysia or is temporarily incapacitated through illness or for any other sufficient reason, from the performance of his duties, the

Corporation, with the approval of the Minister, may direct any other

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officer to perform his duties during such temporary absence or incapacity.

Appointment of officers and servants of the Corporation

22. (1)

Suject to subsection (2) and any regulations made under paragraphs 36(2)(c), (d) and (e), the Corporation may appoint from time to time on such terms and conditions, such number of officers and servants as it may think desirable and necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

(2)

The Corporation shall not establish or modify any post or scheme of service for officers and servants of the Corporation, including the terms and conditions of service and the salaries, any pension scheme, and any scheme relating to allowances and other remuneration, without the approval of the Ministry of Finance and the

Public Services Department.

Discipline of officers and servants

23. (1)

There shall be a Disciplinary Board of the Corporation which shall consist of—

and

(2)

The disciplinary authority in respect of every officer and servant of the Corporation other than the Chief Executive Officer, shall be the Disciplinary Board of the Corporation established under subsection (1).

(3)

The Disciplinary Board in respect of the Chief Executive

Officer shall consist of the Chairman of the Corporation as Chairman and two members to be elected by and from the members of the

Corporation.

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(4)

The Chief Executive Officer shall not be a member of the

Disciplinary Board or Disciplinary Committee established under subsection (6) in any proceedings before them in which he is the complainant; his place shall be taken by a member to be elected by and from members of the Corporation.

(5)

In the exercise of its disciplinary functions and powers the

Disciplinary Board shall have the power to impose such disciplinary punishment as may be provided for under any regulations that may be made under section 36.

(6)

The Disciplinary Board may, subject to subsection (7), delegate any of its disciplinary functions and powers to any committee of officers or servants of the Corporation to be known as the Disciplinary Committee, in respect of any particular officer or servant of the Corporation, or in respect of any class or category of officers or servants of the Corporation, and the Disciplinary

Committee delegated with such functions and powers shall carry out, exercise or discharge them under the direction and control of the

Disciplinary Board which shall have the power to review, rescind or vary any decision or finding of such committee.

(7)

No delegation shall be made under subsection (6) so as to enable an officer or servant of the Corporation to be a member of any

Disciplinary Committee which may exercise any disciplinary authority over an officer or servant who is superior to him in rank.

(8)

Any officer or servant of the Corporation who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Disciplinary Board or of any Disciplinary

Committee delegated with functions and powers under subsection (6)

may, within fourteen days appeal in writing against such decision to the Corporation which may thereupon affirm, reverse or give such directions on the matter as it deems fit and proper.

(9)

When the Corporation considers any appeal under subsection

Committee, as the case may be, against whose decision the appeal is made, shall be present in any proceedings relating to that appeal.

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Public Authorities Protection Act 1948

24. The Public Authorities Protection Act 1948 [Act 198] shall apply to any action, suit, prosecution or proceedings against the

Corporation or against any member, officer, servant or agent of the

Corporation in respect of any act, neglect or default done or committed by him in such capacity.

Public servants

25. All members, officers and servants of the Corporation, while discharging their functions as such members, officers and servants, shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal

Code [Act 574].

PART V

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Imposition of levy

26. (1)

For the purpose of this Act, the Minister may, after consulting the Minister of Finance and the Corporation, make an order for the imposition, collection, variation or cancellation of a levy on the exportation and importation of any goods specified in the order.

(2)

Any order made under subsection (1) may provide—

and

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(3)

The levy collected under this section shall be paid into the

Trade Development Fund established under section 28.

(4)

The Corporation shall, authorize any customs officer to collect the levy imposed under subsection (1) on its behalf.

(5)

The Minister shall, if he is satisfied that it would be just and proper to do so, direct the refund of the whole or any part of the levy imposed on any goods or class of goods paid pursuant to subsection

(6)

The Minister shall, if it is proved to his satisfaction that any money has been overpaid or erroneously paid as a levy under this

Act, order the refund of the money so overpaid or erroneously paid, as soon as practicable:

Provided that no such refund shall be allowed unless a claim in respect thereof is made within one year after the overpayment or erroneous payment was made.

(7)

Subject to subsection (6), the Minister shall not be required to allow the aforesaid claim unless the claim —

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Offence

27. Any person who fails or refuses to pay the levy imposed under section 26 is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.

Trade Development Fund

28. (1)

For the purposes of this Act, the Corporation shall establish, administer and control a fund to be known as the “Trade

Development Fund”.

(2)

There shall be paid into the Fund—

Government;

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(3)

In this section and section 29, the expression “loan funds”

means such sums as may be made available from time to time to the

Government by way of loan.

Expenses to be charged on the Fund

29. Subject to section 30, the Fund shall be expended for—

Corporation, including survey and legal fees and costs and other fees and costs, the remuneration of officers and servants appointed and employed by the Corporation, including superannuation allowances, pensions or gratuities;

Corporation for purposes approved by the Minister; and

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Balancing of revenue account

30. It shall be the duty of the Corporation to conserve the Fund by so exercising its powers and discharging its functions as to secure that the total revenues of the Corporation are, subject to any directions given by the Minister under section 38, sufficient to meet all sums properly chargeable to its revenue account, including depreciation and interest on capital, taking one year with another.

Reserve fund

31. (1)

The Corporation shall establish and manage a reserve fund.

(2)

The payment into and out of the reserve fund shall be determined by the Corporation:

Provided that no part of the reserve fund shall be applied otherwise than for purposes of the Corporation.

Deposit and investment of the Fund

32. The Corporation may, with the approval of the Minister and the concurrence of the Minister of Finance—

Expenditure and preparation of estimates

33. (1)

The expenditure of the Corporation up to such amount as may be authorized by the Minister for any one year shall be defrayed out of the Fund.

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(2)

Before the beginning of September of each year, the

Corporation shall submit to the Minister an estimate of the expenditure (including the expenditure for development projects) for the following year in such form and containing such particulars as the

Minister may direct; and the Minister shall, before the beginning of the following year, notify the Corporation of the amount authorized for expenditure generally or of the amounts authorized for each description of expenditure.

(3)

The Corporation may at any time submit to the Minister a supplementary estimate for any one year and the Minister may allow the whole or any par of the additional expenditure included therein.

Statutory Bodies (Accounts and Annual Reports) Act 1980

34. The provisions of the Statutory Bodies (Accounts and Annual

Reports) Act 1980 [Act 240] shall apply to the Corporation.

Surcharge

35. (1)

If it appears to the Corporation that any person who is or was in the employment of the Corporation—

Corporation;

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(2)

The Chairman shall cause the Chief Executive Officer to be notified of any surcharge made under subsection (1) and the Chief

Executive Officer shall thereupon notify the person surcharged.

(3)

The Corporation may at any time withdraw any surcharge in respect of which a satisfactory explanation has been received or if it otherwise appears that no surcharge should have been made, and the

Chairman shall at once cause the Chief Executive Oficer to be notified of such withdrawal.

(4)

The amount of any surcharge made under subsection (1) and not withdrawn under subsection (3) shall be a debt due to the

Corporation from the person against whom the surcharge is made and may be sued for and recovered in any court at the suit of the

Corporation and may also be recovered by deduction—

Corporation so directs; or

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Corporation so directs, by equally monthly instalments not exceeding one-forth of the total monthly salary or pension, as the case may be, of that person.

PART VI

GENERAL

Power of Minister to make regulations

36. (1)

The Minister, after consultation with the Corporation, may make such regulations as may be expedient or necessary for the proper and effective carrying out of the purposes and provisions of this Act.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may be made—

Corporation;

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retirement or otherwise ceasing to hold office as such officers and servants;

Corporation which may include—

Corporation may deem appropriate, and the punishments so provided may extend to dismissal or reduction in rank; and

Returns, reports, accounts and information

37. (1)

The Corporation shall furnish to the Minister, such returns, reports, accounts and information with respect to its property and activities as the Minister may from time to time require to direct.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, cause to be made and transmitted to the

Minister a report dealing with the activities of the Corporation during

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the preceding financial year and the report shall be in such form and shall contain such information relating to the proceedings and policies of the Corporation as the Minister may from time to time specify.

Power of Minister to give directions

38. The Minister may give to the Corporation such directions of a general nature, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the discharge of the functions and exercise of the powers of the

Corporation and the Corporation shall give effect to such directions.

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[Subsection 3(2)]

Meetings

1. (1)

The quorum of the Corporation shall be six.

(2)

If for any question to be determined by the Corporation there is an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote in addition to his deliberative vote.

(3)

Subject to subparagraphs (1) and (2), the Corporation shall regulate its own procedure.

Corporation may invite others in meetings

2. The Corporation may request any person (not being a member of the

Corporation) to attend any meeting or deliberation of the Corporation for the purpose of advising it on any matter under discussion, but any person so attending shall have no right to vote at the said meeting or deliberation.

Common seal

3. (1)

The Corporation shall have a common seal which shall bear such device as the Corporation shall approve and such seal may from time to time be broken, changed, altered or made anew as the Corporation may think fit.

(2)

Until a seal is provided by the Corporation, a stamp bearing the inscription

“Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation” may be used and shall be deemed to be the common seal of the Corporation.

(3)

The common seal shall be kept in the custody of the Chairman or any officer authorized in writing by the Corporation.

(4)

The common seal of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the

Chairman or by any officer authorized in writing by the Corporation, and all deeds, documents, and other instrument purporting to be sealed with the said seal, authenticated as aforesaid, shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been validly executed:

Provided that any document or instrument which if executed by a person not being a body corporate would not be required to be under seal may in like manner be executed by the Corporation; and any such document or instrument may be executed on behalf of the Corporation by any officer or servant of the Corporation generally or specially authorized by the Corporation in that behalf.

(5)

The common seal of the Corporation shall be officially and judicially noticed.

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Minutes

4. (1)

The Corporation shall cause minutes of all of its meetings to be maintained and kept in a proper form.

(2)

Any minutes made of meetings of the Corporation shall, if duly signed, be admissible in evidence in all legal proceedings without further proof and every meeting of the Corporation in respect of the proceedings of which minutes have been so made shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all members thereat to have been duly qualified to act.

Validity of acts and proceedings

5. No act done or proceeding taken under this Act shall be questioned on the ground of—

Disclosure of interest

6. A member of the Corporation whether directly or indirectly, by himself or his partner, having any interest in any company or undertaking with which the

Corporation proposes to make any contract or whether directly or indirectly having any interest in any such contract or in any matter under discussion by the

Corporation shall disclose to the Corporation the fact of his interest and the nature thereof, and such disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the meetings of the

Corporation and, unless specifically authorized thereto by the Chairman, such member shall take no part in any deliberation or decision of the Corporation relating to the contract or matter.

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Act 490

LIST OF AMENDMENTS

Amending law

Short title

In force from

Act A916

Malaysia External Trade

Development Corporation (Amendment)

Act 1995 17-02-1995

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Act 490

LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED

Section

Amending authority

In force from

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Act A916

17-02-1995

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