Regulation 3 Authorised personsI1
England, Wales and Scotland
(1)
In these Regulations a reference to an authorised person is to a person authorised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of these Regulations.
(2)
An authorised person may be a local authority, an employee of a local authority, a member of a police force or any other person.
(3)
Different persons may be authorised for different purposes, but a person who is an authorised person for the purposes of regulation 14 must not act as an authorised person for any other purpose.