Singapore legislation
Section 26
Section 26
Proceedings conducted by officers of Authority
(1)
Proceedings in respect of any offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act or any of the Acts specified in the Third Schedule or any subsidiary legislation made under any of those Acts may, with the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor, be conducted by an officer of the Authority who is authorised to conduct such proceedings by the Commissioner of Inland Revenue.
(2)
Despite any written law, a legal officer of the Authority who has been admitted as an advocate and solicitor under the Legal Profession Act 1966 may appear in any civil proceedings involving the Authority or any person holding any of the offices specified in the Fourth Schedule in the performance of his or her functions under any written law so specified, and may make and do all acts and applications in respect of such proceedings on behalf of the Authority or such person, as the case may be.