Section 22: Authorised officer
This section is inserted by Act No 14 of 2019, section 6.
consolidated text (as at 2015, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
22. Authorised officer
The Permanent Secretary may designate any public
officer to be an authorised officer to process an application
for a permit, a licence, an approval, an authorisation or
a clearance under this Act and for the purpose of ensuring
that the provisions of this Act are being complied with.
(c) in section 28A, in the definition of “guidelines”, by inserting,
after paragraph (a), the following new paragraph –
(aa) listing all fees and charges leviable under this Act;
(d) in section 28B –
(i) in subsection (1), by deleting the words “5 working days”
and replacing them by the words “2 working days”;
(ii) in subsection (2), by deleting the words “to whom
responsibility for the subject of commerce is assigned”
and replacing them by the words “responsible for the
subject of commerce”;
(iii) in subsection (3), by deleting the words “of the Ministry
responsible for the subject of commerce”;
(iv) in subsection (4)(c), by deleting the words “10 working
days” and “the goods require testing” and replacing
them by the words “2 working days” and “verification,
testing or analysis of the goods is required”, respectively.
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Questions this section answers
- Who can be designated as an authorised officer to process my permit or licence application?