Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Delegation of powers and duties by Authority
(1)
Subject to subsection (4), the Authority may delegate to —
a classification officer the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon it by any provision of this Act or its subsidiary legislation relating to classification of films; or
a licensing officer the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon it by any provision of this Act or its subsidiary legislation relating to licensing,and any reference to the Authority in that provision includes a reference to such a classification officer or licensing officer, as the case may be.
(2)
No delegation under subsection (1) debars the Authority from the exercise of any power or the performance of any duty so delegated.
(3)
A delegation under subsection (1) may be general or in a particular case, and may be subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Authority may specify.
(4)
Nothing in this section authorises the Authority delegating the power of delegation conferred by this section.