Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Deletion of section 4 and new section 4
In the principal Act, replace section 4 with —“Power of Director-General to administer Act, etc.4.—
The Director-General is responsible for the administration of this Act, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister.(2) Subject to the general direction and supervision of the Director‑General, the Deputy Directors‑General of Customs and Assistant Directors‑General of Customs appointed under section 4(2) of the Customs Act 1960 have and may exercise all the powers conferred on the Director‑General by this Act.(3) The Director‑General may confer on any senior officer of customs appointed under section 4(4) of the Customs Act 1960 all or any of the powers conferred on the Director‑General by this Act (except under this subsection), subject to any conditions or restrictions that the Director‑General thinks fit.(4) The Director‑General may confer on any officer of customs all or any of the powers of a senior officer of customs under this Act.”.