Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority Bill

Clause 16

Protection from personal liability

(1)

No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie personally against any member, officer or employee of the Authority or other person acting under the direction of the Authority for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in the execution or purported execution of this Act or any other written law.

(2)

The fact that —

(a)

a product or process conforms to or is alleged to conform to a standard accepted by the Authority; or

(b)

a certificate, brand, marking or any other thing is issued for use or is used by the Authority in connection with, in respect of or in relation to, a product or process,shall not give rise to a claim against the Authority or the Government.

(3)

Where the Authority provides a service to the public whereby information is supplied to the public, neither the Authority nor any of its employees involved in the supply of such information shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any member of the public by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature appearing therein or however caused if made in good faith and in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of such employees.

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