§ 8 — Authorised officers appointed by appointed authority and delegation by appointed authority

8.—(1) An appointed authority may, in relation to this Act or any provision of this Act, appoint any of the following individuals to be an authorised officer to administer this Act, either generally or for any particular provision, in respect of which the relevant Minister of the appointed authority may act:(a)

a public officer;

(b)

an employee of a public authority;

(c)

a public officer performing duties in a public authority under a secondment arrangement making available temporarily to the public authority the services of the public officer.

(2) Every authorised officer appointed under subsection (1)(b) is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.

(3) An appointed authority may, for any reason that appears to the appointed authority to be sufficient, at any time revoke any appointment as an authorised officer made by the appointed authority.

(4) If the appointment of an appointed authority is revoked, the appointment of each authorised officer appointed by that appointed authority is also treated as revoked.

(5) An appointed authority may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred, or the performance of all or any of the duties or duties imposed, on the appointed authority by any provision of this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer appointed by the appointed authority under subsection (1), and any reference in a provision of this Act to the appointed authority includes a reference to such an authorised officer.

(6) A delegation under subsection (5) by an appointed authority may be general or for a particular case and is subject to any conditions or limitations that are set out in this Act or that the appointed authority may specify.

—(1) An appointed authority may, in relation to this Act or any provision of this Act, appoint any of the following individuals to be an authorised officer to administer this Act, either generally or for any particular provision, in respect of which the relevant Minister of the appointed authority may act:(a)

a public officer;

(b)

an employee of a public authority;

(c)

a public officer performing duties in a public authority under a secondment arrangement making available temporarily to the public authority the services of the public officer.

(2) Every authorised officer appointed under subsection (1)(b) is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.

(3) An appointed authority may, for any reason that appears to the appointed authority to be sufficient, at any time revoke any appointment as an authorised officer made by the appointed authority.

(4) If the appointment of an appointed authority is revoked, the appointment of each authorised officer appointed by that appointed authority is also treated as revoked.

(5) An appointed authority may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred, or the performance of all or any of the duties or duties imposed, on the appointed authority by any provision of this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer appointed by the appointed authority under subsection (1), and any reference in a provision of this Act to the appointed authority includes a reference to such an authorised officer.

(6) A delegation under subsection (5) by an appointed authority may be general or for a particular case and is subject to any conditions or limitations that are set out in this Act or that the appointed authority may specify.