AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) ACT 1992 - SECT 53 Authorised officers

AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) ACT 1992 - SECT 53

S. 53(1) amended by Nos 73/1994 s. 51(1), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1)

(as amended by No. 12/1999 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 2)), 55/2001 s. 18(1), 22/2022 s. 30.

    (1)     The Secretary may appoint any person employed in the public service to be an authorised officer for the purposes of all or any provisions of this Act or any regulations or Orders made under this Act.

S. 53(2) amended by Nos 29/2012 s. 4, 22/2022 ss 8(1), 30.

    (2)     The Secretary must issue an identity card to each authorised officer.

S. 53(3) substituted by Nos 55/2001 s. 18(2), 22/2022 s. 8(2).

    (3)     If requested to do so, an authorised officer must produce the authorised officer's identity card for inspection—

        (a)     before exercising a power under this Act; and

        (b)     at any time during the exercise of any such power.

S. 53(4) inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 8(2).

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not apply—

        (a)     if the request is unreasonable in the circumstances; or

        (b)     to a power exercised by post or electronic communication.

Pt 8 Div. 2 (Heading and s. 53A) inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 9.

Division 2—General powers of authorised officers

S. 53A inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 9.