Appointment, powers and duties of officers
(1) There shall be appointed a Director General of Geological Survey, a Deputy Director General of Geological Survey and such other officers of the Geological Survey as may be deemed necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) The duties and powers of the officers appointed under this section shall be those assigned to them by this Act and any regulations made thereunder.
(3) Every officer appointed under this section shall be deemed by such appointment to be vested with all the powers of any Geological Survey Officer subordinate to him.
(4) The Director General may authorize any person in writing to conduct a geological survey in his behalf.
(5) Every appointment and authorization under this section shall be published in the Gazette.
(6) Subject to section 4, the Director General shall have superintendence over all other officers appointed or persons authorized under this section.
(7) All officers appointed and persons authorized under this section shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574] applicable.
Power of Minister to issue directions
The Minister may from time to time give the Director General directions of a general character, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as to the exercise of the powers and discretions conferred upon the Director General by, and the duties required to be discharged by the Director General under this Act or any regulations made thereunder, in relation to all matters which appear to him to affect any geological survey, and the Director General shall give effect to all such directions.
Consultations by Geological Survey Officers
(1) The Director General may authorize any Geological Survey Officer to undertake consultation, analysis or other service for any other person.
(2) A Geological Survey Officer authorized under subsection
(1) may require the person consulting him to obtain the written approval of the proprietor or occupier of all land onto which he requires to enter, and to obtain such permits and authority as may be necessary under any law for the purpose of the consultation, analysis or other service.
(3) In the event of any specimen or sample being submitted for analysis a Geological Survey Officer authorized under subsection
(1) may order the retention or disposal of the specimen or sample or any portion thereof as he deems fit.
(4) Fees for consultation, analytical and other services under this section may be charged at such rates as may be prescribed.
