Clause 3

There shall be established a Public Health Authority consisting of the Director of Medical Services and the Deputy Director of Medical Services in charge of the Public Health Division of the Ministry of Health.

The Authority shall exercise overall professional direction in all matters relating to this Act subject to the general or special directions of the Minister.

The Authority shall have and may exercise all the powers conferred on the Commissioner, a Medical Officer of Health and a Public Health Engineer by or under this Act.

The Authority may maintain at the Institute of Health or elsewhere one or more training centres for the purpose of training public health personnel and may, on its own or in collaboration with other agencies, conduct such training programmes and courses as the Authority deems necessary for the purposes of this Act and any other written law as well as for such other purposes as the Authority may think fit. The Authority may award such certificates and diplomas to successful candidates on completion of any course of training conducted by the Authority as the Authority may think fit.