s 3 Appointment of Price Controller, Deputy Price Controller, Assistant Price Controllers, etc.
(1) The Minister may appoint, from amongst public officers, a Price Controller, a Deputy Price Controller and such number of Assistant Price Controllers and other officers as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act and the regulations. (2) The Price Controller shall, subject to the general direction and control of the Minister, perform the duties and functions imposed and exercise the powers conferred upon him under this Act and the regulations. (3) The Deputy Price Controller, Assistant Price Controllers and other officers appointed under subsection (1) shall be under the direction and control of the Price Controller. (4) Except as provided in subsection (5), the Deputy Price Controller may perform all the duties and functions imposed and exercise all the powers conferred upon the Price Controller under this Act. (5) The duties and functions to be performed and the powers to be exercised by the Price Controller under sections 4 and 13, paragraphs 18(1)(c) and (e) and section 28 shall be performed and exercised by the Price Controller personally. (6) The Price Controller or Deputy Price Controller may perform all the duties and functions imposed and exercise all the powers conferred upon an Assistant Price Controller under this Act or the regulations. (7) All officers appointed under this section shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].