4. Public servants and public officers, etc.
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Every registration officer —
registration officer
“registration officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means —(a)the Commissioner;(b)the Deputy Commissioner of National Registration;(c)an Assistant Commissioner of National Registration; or(d)a person appointed as a registration officer under section 3(4) for the purposes of that provision.
is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871; and
is, in relation to his or her administration, collection or enforcement of payment of any fee, charge or composition sum under this Act, deemed to be a public officer for the purposes of the Financial Procedure Act 1966; and section 20 of that Act applies to him or her even though he or she is not or was not in the employment of the Government.[3A