Singapore legislation
Section 3
Section 3
Appointment of Controller of Work Passes and employment inspectors, etc.
(1)
The Minister may appoint —
a Controller of Work Passes who has such functions and powers as are conferred on him or her by this Act; and
any number of Deputy Controllers of Work Passes and Assistant Controllers of Work Passes as the Minister may think necessary to assist the Controller in the proper discharge of the Controller’s functions.
(2)
The Deputy Controllers of Work Passes and the Assistant Controllers of Work Passes have, and may exercise and perform, all the powers, duties and functions of the Controller conferred by this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by subsection (4)), subject to such limitations as the Controller may think fit to impose.
(3)
The Minister may appoint any number of employment inspectors as the Minister may think fit for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(4)
The Controller may delegate the exercise of all or any of the functions or powers conferred on him or her by this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to one or more authorised officers, subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Controller may specify in writing; and any reference in this Act to the Controller includes a reference to such an authorised officer.
(5)
For the purposes of this Act, an authorised officer may be given any title as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify.