Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007 s 78
s 78 Authorized officers
(1) The Director General may, in writing authorize any officer appointed under section 5, officer of any local authority or officer of the Corporation to exercise the powers of enforcement under this Act.
(2) Any such officer shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code [Act 574].
(3) In exercising any of the powers of enforcement under this Act, an authorized officer shall on demand produce to the person against whom he is acting the authority issued to him by the Director General.
(4) The Director General shall have all the powers, functions and duties of an authorized officer.
Malay text (authoritative)
Pegawai diberi kuasa
(1) Ketua Pengarah boleh, secara bertulis memberi kuasa mana-mana pegawai yang dilantik di bawah seksyen 5, pegawai mana-mana pihak berkuasa tempatan atau pegawai Perbadanan untuk menjalankan kuasa penguatkuasaan di bawah Akta ini.
(2) Mana-mana pegawai sedemikian hendaklah disifatkan sebagai pekhidmat awam mengikut pengertian Kanun Keseksaan [Akta 574].
(3) Pada menjalankan mana-mana kuasa penguatkuasaan di bawah Akta ini, seseorang pegawai diberi kuasa hendaklah apabila diminta mengemukakan kepada orang yang terhadapnya dia bertindak kuasa yang dikeluarkan kepadanya oleh Ketua Pengarah.
(4) Ketua Pengarah hendaklah mempunyai segala kuasa, fungsi dan kewajipan seorang pegawai diberi kuasa.
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Text as at 1 November 2017 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
