Water Industry Competition Act 2006

A registered operator may appoint a person to be an authorised agent of the registered operator for the purposes of exercising powers under this Division by issuing the person with a certificate of authority.

A power of entry under this Division may not be exercised by an authorised agent unless the authorised agent—

is in possession of a certificate of authority issued by the registered operator concerned, and

produces the certificate when required to do so by the owner or occupier of the land.

The certificate of authority—

must state that it is issued under this Act, and

must give the name of the person to whom it is issued, and

must describe the nature of the powers conferred and the source of those powers, and

must state the date (if any) on which it expires, and

must describe the kind of land to which the power extends, and

must specify the area of operations, or part of an area of operations, to which the power extends, and

must—

be under the seal of the registered operator concerned, or

bear the signature of the principal officer of the registered operator concerned or of any other officer of that registered operator (or an officer belonging to a class of officers of that registered operator) prescribed by the regulations.

The Minister may, by written notice given to a registered operator, do any or both of the following—

impose conditions or restrictions on certificates of authority issued under this section by the registered operator, either generally or in particular cases, including restrictions on the purposes for which and the circumstances in which a power of entry may be exercised,

issue guidelines to be observed by the registered operator concerning the issue of certificates of authority under this section.