Air Navigation and Transport (Amendment) Act, 1998
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Authorised officers. |
48.—(1) The company may, in relation to a State airport, appoint such persons or classes of persons as it considers appropriate to be authorised officers for the purposes of this Act. | |
(2) The Minister may, in relation to an airport in the State other that a State airport, appoint such persons or classes of persons as he or she considers appropriate to be authorised officers for the purposes of this Act. | ||
(3) A person appointed under subsection (1) or (2) shall, on his or her appointment, be furnished by the company or the Minister as may be appropriate, with a warrant of his or her appointment and when exercising a power conferred by this Act shall, if requested by any person thereby affected, produce such warrant to that person for inspection. | ||
(4) A person who is an authorised officer by virtue of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of the definition of authorised officer in section 2 shall cease to be an authorised officer if the Minister so determines in writing, as on and from the date specified in that behalf in the determination. | ||
(5) Any person who obstructs, impedes or assaults an authorised officer in the exercise of any of the powers conferred on him or her by this Act shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(6) Any person who falsely represents himself or herself to be an authorised officer shall be guilty of an offence. |