Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Act 2023

Chapter 1

Authorised officers

Appointment

71. (1) The regulator may in writing appoint as authorised officers for the purposes of this Act—

(a) the chief executive, and

(b) other persons (or classes of person).

(2) The regulator may delegate to the chief executive the function of making appointments under subsection (1)(b).

(3) Authorised officers are appointed to perform functions specified in their appointment in connection with—

(a) the provisions of this Act,

(b) Agri-Food Unfair Trading Regulations,

(c) regulations under section 80 , and

(d) provisions of European Union legislation which are agri-food unfair trading law.