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← Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018

Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 s 20

s 20 Deemed public servants

20.—(1) The following individuals of a Group 1, Group 2 or Group 3 public body are each deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871 in relation to his or her carrying out any function of the public body:(a) the chairperson of the public body; (b) a member of the public body; (c) the chief executive of the public body; (d) an officer of the public body. (2) Every member of a committee which —(a) is formed by a Group 1A, Group 1B, Group 2 or Group 3 public body; and (b) is delegated to carry out any function of the public body under its constitutional Act or any other written law, is taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871 in relation to his or her carrying out the function of the public body.

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