Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
New section 14A
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 14, the following section: “Appointment of authorised persons and inspectors 14A.—
The Agency may appoint an employee or agent of the Agency, a public officer or an officer of another statutory authority or any other suitably qualified individual to be an authorised person for the purposes of section 15.(2) The Agency may appoint any of its officers or employees to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.(3) The Agency must issue to every authorised person and inspector an identification card that identifies him or her as an authorised person or inspector, as the case may be.(4) An authorised person or inspector must produce his or her identification card for inspection —
before exercising a power conferred on him or her by this Act; and
at any time during the exercise of a power conferred on him or her by this Act, if asked to do so.”.