Director-General and appointment of authorised officers
6.—(1) The Director‑General is, subject to any general or special directions of the Minister, responsible for the administration of this Act (except Part 4), and may perform the duties that are imposed and exercise the powers that are conferred upon the Director‑General by this Act.
(2) The Director‑General may appoint, by name or office, any public officer, any officer or employee of the Agency or any auxiliary police officer appointed as such under the Police Force Act 2004 to be an authorised officer to assist the Director‑General in the administration of this Act.
(3) The Director‑General may, with the Minister’s approval, delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Director‑General by this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to any authorised officer, subject to any conditions or limitations that the Director‑General may specify.
Sector regulators and appointment of transport sector authorised officers
7.—(1) The Land Transport Authority is, subject to any general or special directions of the Transport Minister, responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act relating to fuel economy labelling of motor vehicles and the provisions of this Act as they apply to any land transport operator, and may —(a)
appoint, by name or office, any officer or employee of the Land Transport Authority or any auxiliary police officer appointed as such under the Police Force Act 2004 to be a transport sector authorised officer for the purposes of this Act in relation to those matters;
(b)
perform the duties that are imposed and exercise the powers that are conferred upon the Land Transport Authority by this Act in relation to those matters; and
(c)
subject to any conditions or restrictions that the Land Transport Authority may specify, delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Land Transport Authority by or under this Act in relation to those matters (except the power of delegation conferred by this paragraph) to any transport sector authorised officer appointed by it under paragraph (a).
(2) The Maritime and Port Authority is, subject to any general or special directions of the Transport Minister, responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act as they apply to any port service operator, and may —(a)
appoint, by name or office, any officer or employee of the Maritime and Port Authority or any auxiliary police officer appointed as such under the Police Force Act 2004 to be a transport sector authorised officer for the purposes of this Act in relation to those matters;
(b)
perform the duties that are imposed and exercise the powers that are conferred upon the Maritime and Port Authority by this Act in relation to those matters; and
(c)
subject to any conditions or restrictions that the Maritime and Port Authority may specify, delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Maritime and Port Authority by or under this Act in relation to those matters (except the power of delegation conferred by this paragraph) to any transport sector authorised officer appointed by it under paragraph (a).
(3) The Civil Aviation Authority is, subject to any general or special directions of the Transport Minister, responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Act as they apply to any airport service operator, and may —(a)
appoint, by name or office, any officer or employee of the Civil Aviation Authority or any auxiliary police officer appointed as such under the Police Force Act 2004 to be a transport sector authorised officer for the purposes of this Act in relation to those matters;
(b)
perform the duties that are imposed and exercise the powers that are conferred upon the Civil Aviation Authority by this Act in relation to those matters; and
(c)
subject to any conditions or restrictions that the Civil Aviation Authority may specify, delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Civil Aviation Authority by or under this Act in relation to those matters (except the power of delegation conferred by this paragraph) to any transport sector authorised officer appointed by it under paragraph (a).
Public servants
8. Each of the following persons is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871:(a)
the Director-General and every authorised officer appointed under section 6(2);
(b)
every transport sector authorised officer appointed under section 7(1)(a), (2)(a) or (3)(a).
Protection from personal liability
9.—(1) No liability shall be incurred by —(a)
the Director-General or any member, officer or employee of the Agency, or any other person acting under the direction of the Agency;
(b)
the Registrar or any member, officer or employee of the Land Transport Authority;
(c)
any authorised officer appointed under section 6(2); or
(d)
any transport sector authorised officer appointed under section 7(1)(a), (2)(a) or (3)(a),
for anything which is done or intended to be done in good faith and with reasonable care, in the exercise or purported exercise of any power, or the performance or purported performance of any function or duty, under this Act.
(2) Where the Agency or a sector regulator provides a service to the public whereby information is supplied to the public pursuant to any provision of this Act, none of the members, officers or employees of the Agency or the sector regulator (as the case may be) involved in the supply of the information shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any member of the public by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature appearing in the information or however caused if made in good faith and with reasonable care in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of the member, officer or employee.
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