Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
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Authorised officers | ||
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87. (1) The Commissioners may (or, if directed in writing by the Minister to do so, shall), in relation to a national monument (M), appoint any officer of the Commissioners to be an authorised officer for the purposes of— | ||
(a) giving and ensuring compliance with a direction under section 76 (2) which relates to the monument, | ||
(b) ensuring compliance with bye-laws within the meaning of section 79 which relate to the monument, | ||
(c) ensuring compliance with section 82 (2), | ||
(d) giving and ensuring compliance with a direction under section 83 (6) which relates to the monument, and | ||
(e) giving and ensuring compliance with a direction under section 85 (2) which relates to the monument. | ||
(2) The Commissioners shall furnish an officer appointed under subsection (1) as an authorised officerwith a certificate of his or her appointment and the authorised officer shall, when performing a function conferred on him or her under this Part in relation to the national monument (M) to which his or her appointment relates, if requested to do so by any person thereby affected, produce the certificate or a copy of it to that person for inspection. | ||
(3) A local authority may, in relation to a national monument (LA), appoint any officer of the local authority to be an authorised officer for the purposes of— | ||
(a) giving and ensuring compliance with a direction under section 76 (2) which relates to the monument, | ||
(b) ensuring compliance with bye-laws within the meaning of section 79 which relate to the monument, | ||
(c) ensuring compliance with section 82 (2), | ||
(d) giving and ensuring compliance with a direction under section 83 (6) which relates to the monument, and | ||
(e) giving and ensuring compliance with a direction under section 85 (2) which relates to the monument. | ||
(4) A local authority shall furnish an officer appointed under subsection (3) as an authorised officer with a certificate of his or her appointment and the authorised officer shall, when performing a function conferred on him or her under this Part in relation to the national monument (LA) to which his or her appointment relates, if requested to do so by any person thereby affected, produce the certificate or a copy of it to that person for inspection. | ||
(5) An authorised officer may only perform a function conferred on him or her under this Part in relation to the national monument to which his or her appointment relates. |