Safety, Health and Welfare (Offshore Installations) Act, 1987

PART VI

Miscellaneous

Inspectors.

40.—(1) The Minister may authorise any of his officers or any other person to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Notice of an authorisation under this section shall be published in Iris Oifigiúil.

(3) Every person authorised by the Minister under subsection (1) of this section shall be furnished with a certificate of his authorisation and when exercising a power under this Act shall, if requested by any person thereby affected, produce the said certificate for inspection by the person.

(4) Such annual reports of the proceedings of the inspectors as the Minister directs shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.