Section 21
Power of Authority to exercise powers and functions under certain laws
of Brunei Darussalam Food Authority Act
(1)
On the appointed day, the Authority shall, in addition to its powers, functions and duties set out in this Act, exercise all the powers and perform all the functions and discharge all duties conferred or imposed on the
Authority under the written laws set out in Schedule 4.
(2)
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, where a power, function or duty is vested in His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan by or under any of such written laws, it shall remain so vested and shall not be exercised, performed or discharged by any other person.
(3)
On the appointed day, the Authority shall be charged with the general administration of the written laws set out in Schedule 4 and the performance of its functions and discharging its duties imposed on the
Authority by those written laws.
(4)
The Authority may authorise any person to assist it in the performance of its functions and discharging of its duties under the written laws set out in Schedule 4, either generally or in a particular case.
(5)
Any decision made by the Minister or any other person under the written laws set out in Schedule 4 before the appointed day is, so far as it is not inconsistent with any provision of this Act or any other written law and except as otherwise provided in this Act or any other written law, deemed to be a decision by the Authority and shall continue to have effect accordingly.
(6)
Any permission, notice, warrant, consent, approval, certificate, direction, order, declaration or other document, prepared, made, granted or issued, and any act or thing done or given by the Minister or any other person under the written laws set out in Schedule 4 before the appointed day is, so far as it is not inconsistent with any provision of this Act and except as
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otherwise expressly provided in this Act or any other written law, deemed to have been prepared, made, granted, issued, done or given by the Authority and shall continue to have effect accordingly.
(7)
Where any document made in connection with or related to any of the written laws set out in Schedule 4 is made before the appointed day, and such document contains any reference to the Minister, such reference shall, as from the appointed day, be read as the Authority.