Clause 13

The Yang di-Pertuan Negara may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint an officer to be called the Director of Public Works, in this Part of this Ordinance referred to as the Director, also one or more officers to be called Deputy Directors of Public Works and one or more officers to be called Assistant Directors of Public Works 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, 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 17 to 19, 26 to 28 and 35 to 40 of this Ordinance.