14. Competent Authority and delegation by the Competent Authority

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

The Director-General of Health Services shall be the Competent Authority for the purposes of this Act and shall be charged with the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act.

(2)

The Director-General of Health Services may, whenever he considers it necessary and expedient, delegate the performance or discharge of any duty or function imposed upon him by this Act in his capacity as the Competent

Authority, to a Medical Officer of Health or to a Public Health

Inspector in any area, and the officer to whom the duty or function was so delegated, shall perform or discharge the same subject to the control and supervision of the Competent

Authority.

(3)

An officer to whom a delegation is made under subsection (2) of this section shall, in the performance and discharge of the duties and functions so delegated, exercise the same power of entry and inspection as given to the

Competent Authority under section 13 of this Act, and any obstruction caused to such officer shall be an offence under section 8 of this Act.

(4)

The Competent Authority may give such directions as he may deem necessary, to any Public Health Inspector or

Medical Officer of Health with regard to the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act and any regulations made thereunder and every such officer to whom any such directions are given, shall be required to comply with the same.

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