(2) The following are the persons who may be designated by the Minister for the purposes of subsection (1):
- (a) the Second Minister for his or her Ministry;
- (b) any Minister of State for his or her Ministry.
Appointment of authorised officers
32.—(1) The Minister may appoint such number of—
- (a) police officers;
- (b) public officers who are not police officers; and
- (c) employees of the MDA or other public authority,
as the Minister considers appropriate to be authorised officers to administer this Act, either generally or for any particular provision.
(2) Every authorised officer is to exercise his or her powers under this Act subject to the general or special directions of the Minister.
(3) The Minister must cause to be issued to each authorised officer an identification card, which must be carried at all times by the authorised officer when exercising powers under this Act.
(4) Every authorised officer acting under this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224).
Powers of enforcement
33.—(1) For the purposes of investigating any offence, or finding out whether the provisions of Part 5 or any condition of a certificate of exemption has been or is being contravened, a police officer or an authorised officer may do all or any of the following in relation to any person after declaring his or her office and, in the case of an authorised officer who is not a police officer, after producing his or her identification card on demand being made by that person:
- (a) require any person whom the police officer or authorised officer reasonably believes to have committed that offence or contravention to furnish evidence of the person’s identity;
