sec.135Certificates of appointment

### sec.135 Certificates of appointment This section applies to a person who held an appointment as a forest officer or plantation officer immediately before the commencement of this section. On and after the commencement, the person’s certificate of appointment is taken to be an instrument of appointment. Also, the person’s certificate of appointment is taken to be the person’s identity card until whichever of the following happens first— 1 year after the commencement; the day when the person is issued an identity card under section 17C or subsection (4). The chief executive may issue an identity card to a forest officer or plantation officer until the commencement of section 17C. The identity card must— contain a recent photo of the person; and contain a copy of the person’s signature; and identify the person as a forest officer or plantation officer under this Act; and state an expiry date for the card. An identity card issued under this section is taken to be an identity card issued under section 17C, until the identity card expires. This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity card to a person for this Act and other purposes. s 135 ins 2014 No. 41 s 39 (sec.135-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who held an appointment as a forest officer or plantation officer immediately before the commencement of this section. (sec.135-ssec.2) On and after the commencement, the person’s certificate of appointment is taken to be an instrument of appointment. (sec.135-ssec.3) Also, the person’s certificate of appointment is taken to be the person’s identity card until whichever of the following happens first— 1 year after the commencement; the day when the person is issued an identity card under section 17C or subsection (4). (sec.135-ssec.4) The chief executive may issue an identity card to a forest officer or plantation officer until the commencement of section 17C. (sec.135-ssec.5) The identity card must— contain a recent photo of the person; and contain a copy of the person’s signature; and identify the person as a forest officer or plantation officer under this Act; and state an expiry date for the card. (sec.135-ssec.6) An identity card issued under this section is taken to be an identity card issued under section 17C, until the identity card expires. (sec.135-ssec.7) This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity card to a person for this Act and other purposes. - (a) 1 year after the commencement; - (b) the day when the person is issued an identity card under section 17C or subsection (4). - (a) contain a recent photo of the person; and - (b) contain a copy of the person’s signature; and - (c) identify the person as a forest officer or plantation officer under this Act; and - (d) state an expiry date for the card.