Clause 64

The Yang di-Pertuan Negara may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint an officer to be called the Director of Medical Services, in this Part referred to as the Director, also one or more officers to be called Deputy Directors of Medical Services and one or more officers to be called Assistant Directors of Medical Services who, subject to such limitations as may be prescribed by the Director, may perform all duties imposed and exercise all powers conferred on the Director by this Part of this Ordinance, and every duty so performed and power exercised shall be deemed to have been duly performed and exercised for the purposes of this Part of this Ordinance.

The Director may appoint any Government medical officers to be Senior Health Officers and Health Officers who, subject to such limitations as may be prescribed by the Director, may perform all duties imposed and exercise all powers conferred on Health Officers by this Part of this Ordinance.

The Director may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as he thinks fit, delegate to any officer in Division I of the public service employed in the administration of this Part of this Ordinance all or any of the powers, functions and duties vested in him by sections 65 to 86, 89 to 101 and 118 of this Ordinance.