Authorised persons, appointment and functions of
28 Authorised persons, appointment and functions of
The Board may, in writing appoint a person to be an authorised person for the purposes of this Act.
Every authorised person appointed under subsection (1) shall be issued with a certificate of appointment in a form prescribed —
signed by the chairperson; and
specifying that the person is an authorised person for the purposes of this Act; and
containing a brief statement summarizing the nature of the powers of an authorised person under this Act.
An authorised person shall produce the certificate referred to in subsection (2) whenever required to do so by any person in respect of whom an authorised person has, or is about to, exercise any power conferred on the authorised person under this section.
A certificate purporting to have been furnished under subsection (2) is, without proof of the signature of the chairperson, evidence in any court of the appointment to which the certificate purports to relate.
An authorised person may, by notice in writing given to a person require the person to submit to the authorised person, or to the Board, within such reasonable time as is specified in the notice, such information or documents relevant to the operation of this Act as is specified in the notice.
An authorised person may require a person to verify by statutory declaration information to be submitted under subsection (5).
If authorised in writing by the Board either in general or in a particular case, an authorised person may, for the purposes of this Act —
at all reasonable times enter, inspect and examine any building or other place; and
conduct any examination or inquiry as the authorised person considers necessary to ascertain whether there has been compliance with this Act; and
require the production of, examine, and take copies or extracts of, any documents.
[Section 28 amended: No. 6 of 1998 s. 4(2).]
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