§ 275 — Food security officers

275.—(1) The Minister may, in relation to any provision of Part 2 or 13 or the Part 2 Rules, appoint as a food security officer for the purposes of that provision, any of the following who are suitably trained to properly exercise the powers of a food security officer:

(a)

a public officer;

(b)

an SFA officer;

(c)

an employee or officer of any other public authority.

(2) The Minister may, for any reason that appears to the Minister to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment under subsection (1) as a food security officer.

(3) Without affecting any delegation under section 274(3), a food security officer is authorised to exercise the powers conferred on a food security officer by this Act only to the extent authorised by the Director‑General, Food Security by written authorisation given to the food security officer.

(4) A written authorisation under subsection (3) may do all or any of the following with respect to any powers conferred by this Act on a food security officer:

(a)

limit when, and where in Singapore, the food security officer may exercise those powers or any of them;

(b)

limit the circumstances in which the food security officer may exercise those powers or any of them.

(5) A written authorisation under subsection (3) cannot authorise a food security officer to arrest any individual.

—(1) The Minister may, in relation to any provision of Part 2 or 13 or the Part 2 Rules, appoint as a food security officer for the purposes of that provision, any of the following who are suitably trained to properly exercise the powers of a food security officer:

(a)

a public officer;

(b)

an SFA officer;

(c)

an employee or officer of any other public authority.

(2) The Minister may, for any reason that appears to the Minister to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment under subsection (1) as a food security officer.

(3) Without affecting any delegation under section 274(3), a food security officer is authorised to exercise the powers conferred on a food security officer by this Act only to the extent authorised by the Director‑General, Food Security by written authorisation given to the food security officer.

(4) A written authorisation under subsection (3) may do all or any of the following with respect to any powers conferred by this Act on a food security officer:

(a)

limit when, and where in Singapore, the food security officer may exercise those powers or any of them;

(b)

limit the circumstances in which the food security officer may exercise those powers or any of them.

(5) A written authorisation under subsection (3) cannot authorise a food security officer to arrest any individual.