§ 179 — Appointment of assistants

179.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Authority may appoint any person to exercise any of the Authority’s powers or perform any of the Authority’s functions or duties under this Act, either generally or in any particular case, except —(a)

the power of appointment conferred by this subsection; and

(b)

the power to make subsidiary legislation.

(2) The Authority may appoint one or more of its officers to exercise the power under section 189(5) to grant an exemption to a particular person, or under section 189(6) to revoke any such exemption, or both. [Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025]

(2A) An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.[Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025]

(3) Any person appointed under subsection (1) or officer appointed under subsection (2) is taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.

—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Authority may appoint any person to exercise any of the Authority’s powers or perform any of the Authority’s functions or duties under this Act, either generally or in any particular case, except —(a)

the power of appointment conferred by this subsection; and

(b)

the power to make subsidiary legislation.

(2) The Authority may appoint one or more of its officers to exercise the power under section 189(5) to grant an exemption to a particular person, or under section 189(6) to revoke any such exemption, or both. [Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025]

(2A) An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.[Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025]

(3) Any person appointed under subsection (1) or officer appointed under subsection (2) is taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.