PUBLIC OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS (CHANGE OF TITLES) ACT

CHAPTER 312
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS (CHANGE OF TITLES) ACT

[PRINCIPAL LEGISLATION]

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

Title

1. Short title.

2. Substitution of new title of public officer.

3. Substitution of new title of Government Department or Division of Government Department.

4. Provision for future change of titles of public officers and of Government Departments and Divisions of Government Departments.

5. [Savings and transitional provision.]

SCHEDULES

CHAPTER 312
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS (CHANGE OF TITLES) ACT

An Act to provide for the change of titles of public officers and of Government Departments.

[1st January, 1952]

Ord. No. 13 of 1952

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Public Officers and Government Departments (Change of Titles) Act.

2. Substitution of new title of public officer

Whenever the title of a public officer set out in the first column of the First Schedule to this Act occurs, either specifically or by implication, in any Act mentioned opposite thereto in the second column of the said Schedule, or in any proclamation, rule, regulation, by-law, order, notification, notice, direction or other instrument made under that Act, the title shall be deemed to be replaced by the title set out opposite thereto in the third column of the said Schedule.

3. Substitution of new title of Government Department or Division of Government Department

Whenever the title of a Government Department, or of a Division of a Government Department, set out in the first column of the Second Schedule to this Act occurs, either specifically or by implication, in any Act mentioned opposite thereto in the second column of the said Schedule, or in any proclamation, rule, regulation, by-law, order, notification, notice, direction or other instrument made under that Act, the title shall be deemed to be replaced by the title set out opposite thereto in the third column of the said Schedule.

4. Provision for future change of titles of public officers and of Government Departments and Divisions of Government Departments

The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the Schedules to this Act by adding to or varying the same, and upon publication of any such order, whenever any title set out in the first column of the said Schedules as so amended occurs, either specifically or by implication, in any Act mentioned opposite that title in the second column of the said Schedules, or in any proclamation, rule, regulation, by-law, order, notification, notice, direction or other instrument made under that Act, the title shall be deemed to be replaced by the title set out opposite thereto in the third column of the said Schedules.

5. Savings and transitional provision

[Savings and transitional provision.]

FIRST SCHEDULE

(Section 2)

(1)	(2)	(3)
Present Title of Public Officer	Acts	New Title of Public Officer
	Cap. No.	Short Title
Director of Lands and Mines	1.	The Interpretation Act {mprestriction ids="1,2,3"}	Commissioner for Lands
Director of Lands and Mines	5.	The Government Proceedings Act	Commissioner for Lands
Director of Lands and Mines	113	The Land Act	Commissioner for Lands
Director of Lands and Mines	114	The Law of Real Property and Conveyancing Act	Commissioner for Lands
Director of Lands and Mines	118	The Land Acquisition Act	Commissioner for Lands
Director of Lands and Mines	324	Land Survey Act	Commissioner for Lands
Director of Lands and ) Mines ) Chief Inspector of ) Mines )	123	The Mining Act	Commissioner for Mineral Resources
Director of Lands and ) Mines ) Chief Inspector of ) Mines )	127	The Gold Trading Act	Commissioner for Mineral Resources
Director of Lands and ) Mines ) Chief Inspector of ) Mines )	128	The Assayers Act	Commissioner for Mineral Resources
G.Ns. Nos. 374, 396 of 1961 G.Ns. Nos. 322, 490 and 560 of 1962. G.N. No. 445 of 1963 G.N. No. 273 of 1964	Director of ) Lands and ) Mines ) Chief ) Inspector of ) Mines ) Director of ) Lands and ) Mines ) Chief ) Inspector of ) Mines )	129 131 167	The Diamond Industry Protection Act Electricity Act The Highways Act	Commissioner for Mineral Resources " Commissioner for Lands

(1)	(2)	(3)
Present Title of Public Officer	Acts	New Title of Public Officer
		Cap No.	Short title
G.N. No. 70 of 1965 G.N. No. 75 of 1967	Director of ) Lands and ) Mines ) Chief ) Inspector of ) Lands )	228	The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Act	Commissioner for Mineral Resources
G.N. No. 272 of 1968	Conservator of Forests	Any Act	Chief Conservator of Forests
G.N. No. 83 of 1973 G.N. No. 35 of 1974 G.N. No. 36 of 1976 G.N. No. 23 of 1978 G.N. No. 260A of 1989 G.N. No. 386 of 1989	Any Act
Legal Draftsman	Any Act	Parliamentary Draftsman
Auditor, Government	Any Act	Controller and Auditor
Auditor, Director of Audit	Any Act	General
Deputy Director of Audit	Any Act	Deputy Controller and
Land Officer	Any Act	Auditor-General Commissioner for Lands
Assistant Land Officer	Any Act	Land Officer
Chief Surveyor	Any Act	Commissioner for Surveys
Superintendent of Surveys	Any Act	Assistant Commissioner for Surveys
Crown Counsel	Any Act	State Attorney
Revenue Officer	Any Act	Internal Revenue Officer
Senior Land Assistant	Any Act	Principal Assistant Land Officer
Land Assistant	Any Act	Senior Assistant Land Officer
Game Warden Deputy Game Warden	Any Act	Assistant Land Officer Grade I Chief Game Warden
Game Ranger ) Elephant Controller )	Any Act	Assistant Chief Game Warden
Permanent Secretary	Any Act	Game Warden
Principal Assistant Land Officer	Any Act	Permanent Secretary
Principal Immigration Officer	Any Act	Senior Land Officer Director of Immigration Services
Permanent Secretary to the President	Any Act	Chief Secretary

(1)	(2)	(3)
Present Title of Public Officer	Acts	New Title of Public Officer
Senior Assistant Land Officer		Any Act	Land Officer
Assistant Land Officer, Grade I		Any Act	Assistant Land Officer
Health Inspector		Any Act	Health Inspector
	The Employment Act (Cap. 366)	Health Inspector
Health Education Officer		Any Act	Health Officer
Sanitary Inspector		Any Act	Health Officer
Commissioner of Lands and Development Services		Any Act	Commissioner for Lands
Regional Development Director	The Decentralisation of Government Administration (Interim Provisions Act) (Cap. 97) and any other written law	Regional Administrative Secretary
District Development Director	The Decentralisation of Government Administration (Interim Provisions Act) (Cap. 97) and any other written law	District Administrative Secretary

SECOND SCHEDULE

(Section 3)

(1)	(2)	(3)
Present Title of Government Department or Division	Acts	New Title of Government Department or Division
Department of Lands	All Acts (other than the Mining Act (Cap. 123))	Department of Lands
Department of Lands	The Mining Act (Cap. 123)	Department of Mineral Resources
Mines Division of the Department	Any Act	Department of Mineral Resources
Survey Division of the Department of Lands and Mines or Survey Division	Any Act	Department of Lands
Regional Directorate	The Decentralisation of Government Administration (Interim Provisions Act) (Cap. 97) and any other written law	Regional Secretariat

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