Clause 11

by deleting the words “public officer or officer of the Authority or of any other statutory authority appointed” in paragraph (c) of the definition of “authorised officer” in section 2(1) and substituting the words “person appointed as an authorised officer”;

by deleting the definition of “Authority” in section 2(1) and substituting the following definition:“ “Board” means the National Parks Board established by the repealed National Parks Act (Cap. 198A, 1991 Ed.) as in force before 1 July 1996 and continued by section 3 of the National Parks Board Act (Cap. 198A);”;

by deleting the definition of “Director‑General” in section 2(1) and substituting the following definition:“ “Director-General” means the Director‑General, Wildlife Trade Control appointed under section 3(1);”;

by repealing section 3 and substituting the following section:“Appointment of Director‑General and authorised officers3.—

The Board is responsible for the administration of this Act, and to that end, the Board must appoint an officer of the Board to be the Director‑General, Wildlife Trade Control.(2) The Director-General may, subject to the directions of the Board, appoint any of the following persons to be an authorised officer for the purpose of assisting the Director‑General in administering and carrying out the provisions of this Act or any other written law which confers powers on the Director‑General:

an employee of the Board;

an employee of another statutory authority;

a public officer who is not a police officer or an officer of customs within the meaning of the Customs Act (Cap. 70);

an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235).(3) The Director-General may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon the Director‑General by any provision of this Act or any other written law (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer; and any reference in the provision of this Act or any other written law to the Director‑General includes a reference to such an authorised officer.(4) Any delegation under subsection (3) 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 Board may specify.(5) The Director-General may, for any reason that appears to him to be sufficient, at any time revoke a person’s appointment as an authorised officer.(6) A person mentioned in subsection (2)(d) who is appointed as an authorised officer does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an employee or agent of the Board.”;

by deleting the word “and” at the end of section 10(1)(c);

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (d) of section 10(1) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(e)by written order require any person in Singapore whom the Director‑General or authorised officer has reason to believe to be acquainted with any fact or circumstance relevant to that purpose to attend before the Director‑General or authorised officer to answer any question (to the best of that person’s knowledge, information and belief) and to furnish any document or information.”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 10, the following subsections:“(4) The person mentioned in subsection (1)(e) is bound to state truly the facts and circumstances with which the person is acquainted concerning the case except only that the person may decline to make, with regard to any fact or circumstance, a statement which would have a tendency to expose the person to a criminal charge or to penalty or forfeiture.(5) A statement made by any person examined under subsection (1)(e) must —

be reduced to writing;

be read over to the person;

if the person does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the person understands; and

after correction (if necessary), be signed by the person.(6) If any person fails to attend before the Director‑General or an authorised officer as required by an order under subsection (1)(e), the Director‑General or authorised officer may report the failure to a Magistrate who may issue a warrant to secure the attendance of that person as required by the order.”;

by repealing section 22 and substituting the following section:“Fees, etc., payable to Board

by deleting the word “Authority” in section 23 (including the section heading) and substituting in each case the word “Board”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 25, the following subsection:“(4) All composition sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.”.