Section 5
New section 4a
of Private Employment Agencies (Amendment) Act 2017
The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 4 the following section:
“Delegation of functions and powers of the Director General 4a. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and any limitation as may be prescribed by the Minister, a labour officer may exercise all the function and powers conferred upon the Director
General under this Act and every function and power so exercised shall be deemed to have been exercised for the purposes of this Act.
(2)
A labour officer shall not exercise any of the functions and powers of the Director General under this Act unless he is in possession of an authority card signed by the Director
General authorizing him to exercise such functions and powers.”.