Healthcare Services Act 2020 · s 7

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—(1) The Director-General of Health is, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act.(2) The Director-General may, in relation to any provision in this Act, appoint a public officer or an officer of any public authority to be an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision, either generally or in a particular case.(3) Subject to subsection (4), the Director-General may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Director-General under this Act (except the power of appointment conferred by this section and the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer; and any reference in the provision of this Act to the Director-General includes a reference to the authorised officer.(4) Any delegation under subsection (3) may be general or specific, and may be subject to any conditions or limitations that the Director-General may specify.(5) The Director-General 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 Director-General in the administration of this Act.(6) The Director-General, every authorised officer and every individual appointed under subsection (5) are taken to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224).
The Director-General of Health is, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act.
The Director-General may, in relation to any provision in this Act, appoint a public officer or an officer of any public authority to be an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision, either generally or in a particular case.
Subject to subsection (4), the Director-General may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Director-General under this Act (except the power of appointment conferred by this section and the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer; and any reference in the provision of this Act to the Director-General includes a reference to the authorised officer.
Any delegation under subsection (3) may be general or specific, and may be subject to any conditions or limitations that the Director-General may specify.
The Director-General 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 Director-General in the administration of this Act.
The Director-General, every authorised officer and every individual appointed under subsection (5) are taken to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224).

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s 7Administration of Act

(1)

The Director-General of Health is, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act.

(2)

The Director-General may, in relation to any provision in this Act, appoint a public officer or an officer of any public authority to be an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision, either generally or in a particular case.

(3)

Subject to subsection (4), the Director-General may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Director-General under this Act (except the power of appointment conferred by this section and the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer; and any reference in the provision of this Act to the Director-General includes a reference to the authorised officer.

(4)

Any delegation under subsection (3) may be general or specific, and may be subject to any conditions or limitations that the Director-General may specify.

(5)

The Director-General 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 Director-General in the administration of this Act.

(6)

The Director-General, every authorised officer and every individual appointed under subsection (5) are taken to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224).