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| (1) There shall be appointed such number of officers and servants as may be necessary to aid and assist the Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman in the exercise, performance and discharge of their powers, duties and functions under this Act. |
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| (2) The provisions of sections 5 and 6 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to, and in relation to, all officers and servants appointed under subsection (1) : |
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| (3) The Ombudsman may, by instrument in writing, authorize, subject to such restrictions or conditions as he deems fit, any officer appointed under this section, to exercise, perform or discharge any of the powers, duties or functions conferred or imposed on, or assigned to the Ombudsman by this Act, except the power of delegation under section 8, the power of making any report under section 18, and the power of issuing a certificate under section 20. |
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| (4) Any person purporting to exercise, perform or discharge any power, duty or function of the Ombudsman by virtue of an instrument referred to in subsection (3) shall, when required to do so, produce such instrument as evidence of his authority to exercise, perform or discharge such power, duty or function |
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