s 17 Appointment of Official Receiver
17.—(1) The Minister may appoint a person to be the Official Receiver for the purposes of this Part and Parts 4 to 12, 22 and 23. (2) Judicial notice is to be taken of the appointment of the Official Receiver. (3) The Official Receiver must act under the general authority and directions of the Minister, but is also an officer of the Court. (4) The Minister may —(a) appoint such number of Deputy Official Receivers, Senior Assistant Official Receivers and Assistant Official Receivers, and such other officers, either temporary or permanent, as the Minister thinks necessary, for carrying this Part and Parts 4 to 12, 22 and 23 into effect; and[Act 3 of 2024 wef 26/02/2024] (b) assign to any Deputy Official Receiver, Senior Assistant Official Receiver, Assistant Official Receiver or other officer such duties as the Minister thinks fit.[Act 3 of 2024 wef 26/02/2024] (5) Every Deputy Official Receiver, Senior Assistant Official Receiver and Assistant Official Receiver appointed under subsection (4) has, during his or her tenure of office, all the status, rights and powers (except the power of delegation under section 20(1)), and is subject to all the liabilities, of the Official Receiver.