Sheriff may appoint certain Department of Justice employees as deputised persons
8 Sheriff may appoint certain Department of Justice employees as deputised persons
The sheriff, by instrument, may appoint as a deputised person any of the following persons employed in the Department of Justice under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004—
a person employed as an executive employee (within the meaning of that Act);
a person employed as a non-executive employee (within the meaning of that Act) at a level of Grade 5, Grade 6 or Senior Technical Specialist.
The sheriff may only appoint a person as a deputised person under subsection (1) who the sheriff considers has the necessary competence, training or experience to perform or exercise a delegated enforcement function or power.
A deputised person has the functions and powers conferred on him or her, and duties imposed on him or her, under an instrument of delegation under section 9(1).
In addition, the deputised person may perform any other function or duty, or exercise any other power, that he or she is authorised to perform or exercise under any other law.
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