Appointment of Director-General and other officers
4.—(1) The Minister may appoint an officer to be styled the Director-General of Customs who shall have the superintendence of all matters relating to this Act, subject to the direction and control of the Minister.
(2) The Minister may appoint such number of Deputy Directors-General of Customs and Assistant Directors-General of Customs as he may think fit.
(3) Subject to the general direction and supervision of the Director-General of Customs, the Deputy Directors-General of Customs and Assistant Directors-General of Customs shall have and may exercise all the powers conferred on the Director-General by this Act.
(4) The Minister may appoint such number of other senior officers of customs as he may think fit for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(5) The Director-General may, with the approval of the Minister, confer on any senior officer of customs appointed under subsection (4) all or any of the powers conferred on the Director-General by this Act, subject to such conditions or restrictions as the Director-General may think fit.
(6) The Director-General may appoint such number of other officers of customs as he may think fit for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(7) The Director-General may confer on any officer of customs appointed under subsection (6) all or any of the powers of a senior officer of customs.