s 4 Appointment of Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and other officers
4.—(1) The Board is responsible for the administration of this Act, and to that end, the Board must appoint an officer of the Board to be the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation.[10/2019] (2) The Commissioner is, subject to any general or special directions of the Board, responsible for the administration of this Act and may perform such duties as are imposed and may exercise such powers as are conferred upon the Commissioner by this Act or any other written law.[10/2019] (3) The Commissioner may, subject to the directions of the Board, appoint any of the following persons to be an authorised officer for the purpose of assisting the Commissioner in administering and carrying out the provisions of this Act or any other written law which confers powers on the Commissioner:(a) an employee of the Board; (b) an employee of another statutory authority; (c) a public officer; (d) an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act 2004.[10/2019] (4) The Commissioner may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon the Commissioner by any provision of this Act or any other written law (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer; and any reference in the provision of this Act or any other written law to the Commissioner includes a reference to such an authorised officer.[10/2019] (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 Board may specify.[10/2019] (6) The Commissioner may appoint any of the following persons to be a park ranger who may exercise the powers conferred on a park ranger under sections 41, 42, 42A and 42B within the national park, nature reserve or public park and in the circumstances specified in the Commissioner’s authorisation for the park ranger under subsection (7):(a) a public officer; (b) an employee of the Board; (c) an employee of a management body designated under section 6A; (d) a person who holds a security officer’s licence under the Private Security Industry Act 2007.[9/2017] [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (7) The Commissioner must issue to each park ranger an authorisation specifying where, or the circumstances in which, the park ranger may exercise the powers conferred on a park ranger under sections 41, 42, 42A and 42B.[9/2017] [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (8) The powers conferred on a park ranger under sections 41, 42, 42A and 42B must be exercised only to the extent of the authorisation under subsection (7).[9/2017] [Act 42 of 2022 wef 01/11/2024] (9) The Commissioner may, for any reason that appears to the Commissioner to be sufficient, at any time revoke a person’s appointment as an authorised officer or a park ranger.[9/2017] (10) A person who is appointed as an authorised officer under subsection (3)(d) or a park ranger under subsection (6) does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an employee or agent of the Board.[9/2017; 10/2019]