Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Authorised officers
(1)
The Commissioner may appoint any of the following individuals as an authorised officer:
a public officer;
any officer or employee of a statutory body;
any other individual who has suitable training or expertise to properly exercise the functions and powers delegated to an authorised officer.
(2)
The Commissioner may, for any reason that appears to the Commissioner to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment as an authorised officer.
(3)
Every authorised officer appointed under subsection (1) is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.
(4)
The Commissioner may delegate the exercise of all or any of the functions or powers of the Commissioner (except the power of appointment and delegation conferred by this section and the power to issue advisory guidelines under section 8) to one or more authorised officers, and any reference in a provision of this Act or the regulations to the Commissioner includes a reference to an authorised officer to whom the function or power under that provision has been delegated.
(5)
Any delegation under subsection (4) may be general or for a particular case and may be subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Commissioner may specify, and does not prevent the Commissioner from exercising the delegated function or power.
(6)
The Commissioner may give an authorised officer directions of a general or specific character, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the exercise of the powers and duties delegated to the authorised officer under this Act.
(7)
The authorised officer must give effect to any directions given under subsection (6).