Greyhound Racing Act 2019

PART 6

Authorised officers

Authorised officers

35. (1) The Board may appoint, in writing, such persons or classes of persons as it considers appropriate to be authorised officers for the exercise of all or any of the functions conferred on an authorised officer under this Part specified in the appointment.

(2) The Board may terminate the appointment of an authorised officer appointed by it whether or not the appointment was for a fixed period or specified purpose.

(3) The appointment of a person as an authorised officer ceases—

(a) if it is terminated in accordance with subsection (2),

(b) if it is for a fixed period, on the expiration of that period,

(c) if it is for a specified purpose, on the completion of that purpose, or

(d) if the person appointed—

(i) is an employee of the Board on ceasing to be an employee, or

(ii) is a member of a class of persons, on ceasing to be such a member.

(4) Nothing in subsection (3) is to be construed so as to prevent the Board from re-appointing as an authorised officer a person to whom subsection (3) relates.

(5) An authorised officer appointed under this section shall be furnished with a warrant of his or her appointment and, when exercising a function conferred on him or her as an authorised officer, the officer shall, if requested by a person affected, produce the warrant or other evidence (including an identity document relating to the officer under section 17 of the Animal Remedies Act 1993 ) that he or she is such an officer, for inspection.