Brunei Darussalam Food Authority Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Provisions Relating to Staff
13. Protection from personal liability
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie personally against any member, committee member, the Chief Executive Officer or any officer or employee of the Authority or other person acting under the direction of the
Authority for anything which is done or purported to be done, or omitted to be done, in good faith and with reasonable care in —
Authority
“Authority” means the Brunei Darussalam Food Authority established by section 3;
the exercise or purported exercise of any power; or
the performance or purported performance of any function,
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under this Act or any other written law.
Where the Authority provides a service to the public whereby information is supplied to the public, neither the Authority nor any of its officers and other employees involved in the supply of such information shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any member of the public by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature appearing therein or however caused if made in good faith and in the ordinary course of the discharge of the duties of such employees.
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Brunei Darussalam Food Authority established by section 3;
Chief Executive Officer
Defined · s 2“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer appointed under section 11 and includes any person acting in that capacity;
food
Defined · s 2“food” has the same meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Public Health (Food) Act;
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