Clause 14

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) 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 Commissioner of Parks and Recreation.”;

by deleting the words “the Minister” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “the Board”;

by deleting subsections (3) and (4) and substituting the following subsections:“(3) The Commissioner 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 Commissioner in administering and carrying out the provisions of this Act or any other written law which confers powers on the Commissioner:

an employee of the Board;

an employee of another statutory authority;

a public officer;

an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235).(4) The Commissioner may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon the Commissioner 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 Commissioner includes a reference to such an authorised officer.(4A) Any delegation under subsection (4) 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.”; and

by deleting the words “subsection (3)” in subsection (9) and substituting the words “subsection (3)(d)”.