s 5 Appointment of officers
5.—(1) The Minister may appoint —(a) a public officer as the Chief Licensing Officer for the purposes of this Act; and (b) such number of public officers as Assistant Chief Licensing Officers as may be necessary. (2) The Chief Licensing Officer and Assistant Chief Licensing Officers may be known by such title as the Minister determines from time to time. (3) The Chief Licensing Officer may, in relation to any provision of this Act, appoint a public officer to be an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision, either generally or in a particular case. (4) Subject to subsection (5), the Chief Licensing Officer may, with the approval of the Minister, delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon the Chief Licensing Officer by any provision of this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an Assistant Chief Licensing Officer. (5) Any delegation under subsection (4) may be general or in a particular case and may be subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Chief Licensing Officer may specify; and any reference in a provision of this Act to the Chief Licensing Officer includes a reference to such Assistant Chief Licensing Officer.