Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
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Powers of certain officers | ||
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76. (1) Subsection (2) applies where it appears to an authorised officer that a person, in relation to a national monument— | ||
(a) has acted, or is acting, in contravention of any condition, restriction or prohibition made or imposed under section 75 (3), or | ||
(b) has failed to pay any charge payable under that section. | ||
(2) (a) The authorised officer may direct the person to do any, or any combination of, the following: | ||
(i) to comply with the condition, restriction or prohibition concerned; | ||
(ii) to pay the charge concerned; | ||
(iii) to provide his or her name and address to the officer; | ||
(iv) to leave the monument or the vicinity of the monument. | ||
(b) The person shall comply with a direction given under paragraph (a) to him or her. | ||
(c) An authorised officer may request proof of identity of a person to whom he or she has given a direction under paragraph (a)(iii) where the officer has reasonable grounds for believing that the name or address, or both, provided pursuant to that direction is false or misleading. | ||
(d) The person shall comply with a request made under paragraph (c) of him or her. | ||
(e) In paragraph (c), “proof of identity”, in relation to a person, means— | ||
(i) a driving licence, | ||
(ii) a passport, | ||
(iii) a student identity card from a school, recognised university, higher education institution or other education and training facility or from an equivalent school, university, institution or facility outside the State, | ||
(iv) an age card issued by An Garda Síochána, | ||
(v) an Irish residence permit issued by the Department of Justice, | ||
(vi) a national identity card issued by a state other than the State, or | ||
(vii) any other official document which includes in it a photograph of the person issued by or on behalf of the State or a state other than the State. |