s 4–s 7 · 4 sections
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Competent authority
Open ↗4.—(1) The Minister may appoint any person or persons by name or by office to be the competent authority or authorities for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act.[Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025]
(1A) An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.[Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025]
(2) Where the holder of a designated office has been appointed to be the competent authority, then, unless express provision is made to the contrary, the appointment is deemed to extend to the person for the time being performing the duties of the office designated.
Authorised officers
Open ↗5. An “authorised officer” means —(a)
any police officer of or above the rank of sergeant;
(b)
for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act, any public officer whether appointed by name or by office by a competent authority to act on the competent authority’s behalf;
(c)
for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act, any person, or member of a class of persons, performing duties of a public nature, appointed by a competent authority to act on the competent authority’s behalf;
(d)
an officer or soldier of the armed forces; or
(e)
a person who is holding the rank of an officer in the civil defence force.
Authorised officers deemed to be public servants
Open ↗6. All authorised officers are deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871.
Authorised officer to declare office
Open ↗7.—(1) Every authorised officer when acting against any person under this Act must on demand declare his or her office and produce to the person against whom he or she is acting such identification card as the competent authority may issue to that officer.
(2) It shall not be an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request, demand, order or direction made or given by any authorised officer acting or purporting to act under this Act if the officer refuses to declare his or her office and produce his or her identification card on demand being made by that person.
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