Clause 22

by inserting, immediately after the words “before any court” in section 11(3), the words “to which the Authority would not otherwise be subject”; (b)by inserting, immediately after the words “its functions under this Act” in section 12, the words “or any other Act”;

by deleting the words “may, from time to time, in respect of a specified matter or class of matters, by writing, delegate any of its powers” in section 14(1) and substituting the words “may delegate, either generally or specially and subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, any of its functions or powers under this Act or any other Act which are not prescribed to be non‑delegable”;

by renumbering section 17 as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) The members, officers and employees of the Authority are, in relation to their administration, collection and enforcement of payment of —

composition sums under section 43; or (b)financial penalties or composition sums under the Sale of Food Act (Cap. 283),deemed to be public officers for the purposes of the Financial Procedure Act (Cap. 109); and section 20 of that Act applies to these persons even though they are not or were not in the employment of the Government.”;

by deleting the words “or composition fines” in section 20; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 43, the following subsection:“(3) All sums collected under this section are to be paid into the Consolidated Fund.”.