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Food Safety and Security Act 2025 s 280

s 280 Limits on powers of authorised officers and food inspectors

280.—(1) Without affecting any delegation under section 277(4) or 278(3), an authorised officer and a food inspector are each authorised to exercise the powers conferred on an authorised officer or a food inspector by this Act only to the extent authorised by the Agency by written authorisation given to the authorised officer or food inspector, as the case may be. (2) A written authorisation under subsection (1) may do all or any of the following with respect to any power conferred by this Act on an authorised officer or a food inspector:(a) limit when, and where in Singapore, the authorised officer or food inspector may exercise those powers or any of them; (b) limit the circumstances in which the authorised officer or food inspector may exercise those powers or any of them. (3) A written authorisation under subsection (1) cannot authorise an authorised officer or a food inspector to arrest any individual.

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