Chief executive, officers and employees, etc.
Open ↗16.—(1) There must be a chief executive of the Agency, whose appointment, removal, discipline and promotion must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.[5/2018]
(2) The Agency may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint an individual to act temporarily as the chief executive during any period, or during all periods, when the chief executive —(a)
is absent from duty or Singapore; or
(b)
is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.[5/2018]
(3) The Agency may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint and employ, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, such other officers, employees, consultants and agents as may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions.[5/2018]
Appointment of auxiliary officers
Open ↗16A.—(1) The Agency may in writing appoint an individual (who may or may not be a public officer) to be an auxiliary officer to assist the officers and employees of the Agency in the performance of any function of the Agency.[4/2016]
(2) The Agency may, for any reason that appears to the Agency to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment as an auxiliary officer.[4/2016]
(3) An auxiliary officer is to be issued with such equipment, or such description of equipment, as the chief executive may determine necessary for the effectual discharge of the duties of an auxiliary officer.[4/2016]
(4) An auxiliary officer is not an officer or employee of the Agency.[4/2016]
(5) An individual who is appointed as an auxiliary officer under subsection (1) does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an agent of the Agency.[4/2016]
Protection from personal liability
Open ↗17.—(1) No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie personally against any member, officer or employee of the Agency or other person acting under the direction of the Agency for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in the execution or purported execution of this Act or any other written law.
(2) A claim against the Agency or Government does not arise solely on the ground that —(a)
a product or process conforms to or is alleged to conform to a standard accepted by the Agency; or
(b)
a certificate, brand, marking or any other thing is issued for use or is used by the Agency in connection with, in respect of or in relation to, a product or process.
(3) Where the Agency provides a service to the public by which information is supplied to the public, neither the Agency nor any of its employees involved in the supply of that information is liable for any loss or damage suffered by any member of the public by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature appearing therein or however caused if made in good faith and in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of such employees.
