# Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Section 289: Duty to provide evidence of authority


(1) Before exercising any power conferred by this Part, an enforcement officer must, if requested to do so, produce evidence that the officer is authorised to exercise that power.
(2) An enforcement officer may exercise a power conferred by this Part only if the officer complies with the duty imposed by subsection (1).
(3) If, at the time the request is made, the officer does not consider it practicable to produce the evidence referred to in subsection (1), that subsection does not apply until such time as the officer considers it practicable to comply with the request.
(4) Nothing in this section applies to a person falling within paragraph (c) or (d) of section 235(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/23/section/289 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/marine-and-coastal-access-act-2009/section-289
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