Clause 14

by deleting subsections (2) and (3) of section 3 and substituting the following subsections:“(2) The Commissioner of Building Control may generally or specially authorise, by name or office, any of the following persons to exercise or carry out, subject to such conditions or limitations as the Commissioner of Building Control may specify by directions, all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Commissioner of Building Control under this Act:

any public officer;

any officer of the Building and Construction Authority;

any officer of such other public authority constituted by any written law as the Minister may approve for this purpose.(3) Any person who is authorised under subsection (2) to exercise any power or carry out any duty of the Commissioner of Building Control under this Act shall —

when exercising that power or carrying out that duty, comply with the directions of the Commissioner of Building Control;

be deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224); and

if the person is an officer referred to in subsection (2)(b) or (c), be deemed to be a public officer for the purposes of this Act.”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of section 9(2)(b)(i) and substituting the word “or”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of section 20(4)(a) and substituting the word “or”;

by deleting the words “meets the requirements of section 29F(1)(c)(i) or 29G(1)(c)(i)” in section 29I(2)(a)(ii) and substituting the words “has the prescribed qualifications and prescribed practical experience referred to in section 29F(1)(d)(ii) or 29G(1)(d)(ii)”;

by deleting the words “meets the requirements of section 29F(1)(c)(i) or 29G(1)(c)(i)” in section 29I(3) and substituting the words “has the prescribed qualifications and prescribed practical experience referred to in section 29F(2)(c) or 29G(2)(c)”;

by deleting the words “meets the requirements of section 29F(1)(c)(i) or 29G(1)(c)(i)” in section 29I(4) and substituting the words “has the prescribed qualifications and prescribed practical experience referred to in section 29F(3)(f) or 29G(3)(f)”; and

by deleting the words “the Government or” in section 32(1).