Administration of this Act
Open ↗3. —(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Director-General of Health is, subject to any general or special directions of the appropriate Minister, responsible for the administration of Parts 3, 4, 6 and 7A and sections 26, 27, 31, 32, 45A and 45B. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (2) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Director‑General of Public Health and the Director‑General, Food Administration are, subject to any general or special directions of the appropriate Minister, responsible for the administration of Part 5, except sections 26, 27, 31, 32, 45A and 45B. [5/2019; 11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (3) The appropriate Minister may, by notification in the Gazette , direct that the powers conferred on the Director-General of Health under Part 3 be exercised by the Director‑General of Public Health or the Director‑General, Food Administration in relation to the matters specified in the notifications. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (4) For the purposes of exercising the powers under Part 3 in relation to matters mentioned in subsection (3), any reference to the Director-General of Health in that Part is a reference to the Director‑General of Public Health or the Director‑General, Food Administration, as the case may be. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] (5) To avoid doubt, Part 5 does not prevent the exercise of any power conferred by another Part in relation to any vessel, person or article to which Part 5 applies. [5/2019]
—(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Director-General of Health is, subject to any general or special directions of the appropriate Minister, responsible for the administration of Parts 3, 4, 6 and 7A and sections 26, 27, 31, 32, 45A and 45B. [5/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]
(2) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the Director‑General of Public Health and the Director‑General, Food Administration are, subject to any general or special directions of the appropriate Minister, responsible for the administration of Part 5, except sections 26, 27, 31, 32, 45A and 45B. [5/2019; 11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]
(3) The appropriate Minister may, by notification in the Gazette , direct that the powers conferred on the Director-General of Health under Part 3 be exercised by the Director‑General of Public Health or the Director‑General, Food Administration in relation to the matters specified in the notifications. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]
(4) For the purposes of exercising the powers under Part 3 in relation to matters mentioned in subsection (3), any reference to the Director-General of Health in that Part is a reference to the Director‑General of Public Health or the Director‑General, Food Administration, as the case may be. [11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]
(5) To avoid doubt, Part 5 does not prevent the exercise of any power conferred by another Part in relation to any vessel, person or article to which Part 5 applies. [5/2019]
Health Officers
Open ↗4. —(1) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Director-General of Health may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as he or she thinks fit, appoint any — ( a ) public officer; ( b ) officer of any statutory body; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( c ) employee of a prescribed entity or institution; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( d ) employee of a prescribed service provider engaged by any Government ministry or statutory body; or [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( e ) auxiliary police officer, [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] to be a Health Officer for the purposes of this Act or any provision of this Act. [10/2008; 11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (1A) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or the Director-General of Health may at any time revoke the appointment of a Health Officer appointed under subsection (1), or vary any condition or restriction of the appointment. [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] (2) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Director-General of Health may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as he or she thinks fit, delegate to any Health Officer all or any of the powers conferred on him or her by this Act. [10/2008; 11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]
—(1) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Director-General of Health may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as he or she thinks fit, appoint any — ( a ) public officer; ( b ) officer of any statutory body; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( c ) employee of a prescribed entity or institution; [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( d ) employee of a prescribed service provider engaged by any Government ministry or statutory body; or [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] ( e ) auxiliary police officer, [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] to be a Health Officer for the purposes of this Act or any provision of this Act. [10/2008; 11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023] [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024]
(1A) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director-General, Food Administration or the Director-General of Health may at any time revoke the appointment of a Health Officer appointed under subsection (1), or vary any condition or restriction of the appointment. [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024]
(2) The Director-General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Director-General of Health may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as he or she thinks fit, delegate to any Health Officer all or any of the powers conferred on him or her by this Act. [10/2008; 11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]
Advisory committees
Open ↗5. The appropriate Minister may establish one or more advisory committees consisting of such members as he or she may appoint for the purpose of giving advice to the Director‑General of Public Health, the Director‑General, Food Administration or the Director-General of Health (as the case may be) with regard to such matters arising out of the administration of this Act as are referred to them by the appropriate Minister. [5/2019; 11/2019] [Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]
