Article 10A Appointment of officersF1

(1)

The Department—

(a)

may appoint officers to act for the purposes of this Order; and

(b)

may, instead of or in addition to appointing any officers under this Article, arrange with any Minister of the Crown or public body, that officers of that Minister or body shall act for those purposes.

(2)

In paragraph (1) “public body” means—

(a)

a department of the Government of the United Kingdom;

(b)

a Northern Ireland department; or

(c)

a body performing functions on behalf of the Crown.

(3)

When acting for the purposes of this Order, an officer shall, if so required, produce some duly authenticated document showing his authority so to act.

(4)

If it appears to an officer that any person with whom he is dealing while acting for the purposes of this Order does not know that he is an officer so acting, the officer shall identify himself as such to that person.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 2004 NI 19