s 97 Appointment of assistants
97.—(1) Subject to subsection (1A), the Authority may appoint any person to exercise any of its powers or perform any of its functions or duties under this Act, either generally or in any particular case, except —(a) the power of appointment conferred by this subsection; and (b) the power to make subsidiary legislation.[Act 30 of 2022 wef 12/03/2024] (1A) The Authority may appoint one or more of its officers to exercise the power under section 112(2) to grant an exemption to a particular person, or in respect of any registered business trust, matter or transaction (not being an exemption granted to a class of persons or in respect of a class of registered business trusts, matters or transactions), or to revoke any such exemption.[Act 30 of 2022 wef 12/03/2024] [Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025] (1B) An appointment under subsection (1A) must be published in the Gazette.[Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025] (2) Any person appointed by the Authority under subsection (1) is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.