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3.
—(1) The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint such person or persons as he thinks fit to be the Commissioner of Building Control responsible for the operation of this Act, either generally or for any particular Part or provision of this Act or for any particular regulations made under this Act, and may in the notification specify the extent of and manner in which that responsibility is to be exercised.
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(2) The Commissioner of Building Control may generally or specially authorise, by name or office, any of the following persons to exercise or carry out, subject to such conditions or limitations as the Commissioner of Building Control may specify by directions, all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed on the Commissioner of Building Control under this Act:
(a)
any public officer;
(b)
any officer of the Building and Construction Authority;
(c)
any officer of such other public authority constituted by any written law as the Minister may approve for this purpose.
[Act 2 of 2012 wef 01/03/2012]
(3) Any person who is authorised under subsection (2) to exercise any power or carry out any duty of the Commissioner of Building Control under this Act shall —
(a)
when exercising that power or carrying out that duty, comply with the directions of the Commissioner of Building Control;
(b)
be deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224); and
(c)
if the person is an officer referred to in subsection (2)(b) or (c), be deemed to be a public officer for the purposes of this Act.
[Act 2 of 2012 wef 01/03/2012]