Employees are officers

(1) Every person employed on any duty or service relating to the Customs, by order or with the concurrence of the Public Services Commission, shall be deemed to be the officer of Customs for that duty or service, and every act or thing required by any law to be done or performed by any particular officer nominated for such purpose, if done or performed by any person appointed by the Public Services Commission to act for such particular officer shall be deemed to be done or performed by such particular officer. (2) The Comptroller may with the approval of the Minister engage the services of customs agents to carry out specified customs functions, and every person so appointed shall have, during the period of his engagement, all the powers and privileges of an officer of customs.