Clean Wool Act, 1947

Authorised officer.

2.—(1) Each of the following persons shall be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act:

(a) an officer of the Minister, of the council of a county or of the corporation of a county borough appointed by the Minister to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act,

(b) a member of the Garda Síochána.

(2) An authorised officer who was appointed by the Minister shall be furnished by the Minister with a certificate of his appointment as an authorised officer and when exercising any power conferred on him by this Act shall, if requested by any person affected, produce the certificate to such person.

(3) A member of the Garda Síochána shall not exercise any power conferred on him by this Act save when he is in uniform.