Health Sciences Authority (Amendment) and Other Matters Act 2026 · s 24

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In the HBR Act, in section 4 —(a)replace subsection (2) with —“(2) The Chief Executive may —(a)appoint a public officer or an officer of a public authority to be an authorised officer to exercise the powers conferred on authorised officers under Part 8; and(b)appoint a public officer, an officer of a public authority or any suitably qualified individual to be an auxiliary authorised officer to exercise the powers conferred on auxiliary authorised officers under Part 8.”;(b)in subsections (3) and (4), after “Every authorised officer”, insert “or auxiliary authorised officer”;(c)in subsections (3) and (4), after “the authorised officer”, insert “or auxiliary authorised officer”;(d)in subsection (5), after “authorised officer”, insert “or any auxiliary authorised officer who is a public officer or an officer of a public authority”; and(e)replace subsections (6) and (7) with —“(6) The Chief Executive may appoint, subject to any restrictions specified in the appointment, a suitably qualified individual who is neither a public officer nor an officer of a public authority to assist the Chief Executive in the administration of this Act.(7) Every authorised officer, auxiliary authorised officer or individual appointed under subsection (6), who is not otherwise a public servant under section 21 of the Penal Code 1871, is taken to be one for the purposes of that Code.”.

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s 24Amendment of section 4

In the HBR Act, in section 4 —

(a)

replace subsection (2) with —“(2) The Chief Executive may —

(a)

appoint a public officer or an officer of a public authority to be an authorised officer to exercise the powers conferred on authorised officers under Part 8; and

(b)

appoint a public officer, an officer of a public authority or any suitably qualified individual to be an auxiliary authorised officer to exercise the powers conferred on auxiliary authorised officers under Part 8.”;

(b)

in subsections (3) and (4), after “Every authorised officer”, insert “or auxiliary authorised officer”;

(c)

in subsections (3) and (4), after “the authorised officer”, insert “or auxiliary authorised officer”;

(d)

in subsection (5), after “authorised officer”, insert “or any auxiliary authorised officer who is a public officer or an officer of a public authority”; and

(e)

replace subsections (6) and (7) with —“(6) The Chief Executive may appoint, subject to any restrictions specified in the appointment, a suitably qualified individual who is neither a public officer nor an officer of a public authority to assist the Chief Executive in the administration of this Act.

(7)

Every authorised officer, auxiliary authorised officer or individual appointed under subsection (6), who is not otherwise a public servant under section 21 of the Penal Code 1871, is taken to be one for the purposes of that Code.”.