7. Administration of Act

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).