Administration of Act and appointment of authorised officer, etc.
3.—(1) The Board is responsible for the administration of this Act and any rules made thereunder, and to that end, the Board must appoint an officer of the Board to be the Director-General, Plant Health.
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(2) The Director-General may, subject to the directions of the Board, appoint any of the following persons to be an authorised officer for the purpose of assisting the Director-General in administering and carrying out the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder:
(a)
an employee of the Board;
(b)
an employee of another statutory authority;
(c)
a public officer;
(d)
an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235).
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(3) The Director-General may appoint one or more persons with the prescribed qualifications and practical experience to be authorised analysts for the purposes of this Act and any rules made thereunder.
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(4) The Director-General may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon the Director‑General by any provision of this Act or any rules made thereunder (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer; and any reference in the provision of this Act or any rules made thereunder to the Director‑General includes a reference to such an authorised officer.
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(5) Any delegation under subsection (4) may be general or in a particular case and may be subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Board may specify.
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(6) The Director-General may, for any reason that appears to him to be sufficient, at any time revoke a person’s appointment as an authorised officer.
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(7) A person mentioned in subsection (2)(d) who is appointed as an authorised officer does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an employee or agent of the Board.