Control of Exports Act 2023

Authorised officers

56. (1) The Minister may appoint—

(a) such and so many of the officers of the Minister as he or she considers appropriate to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act, and

(b) such other person as he or she deems appropriate to be an authorised officer for such period and subject to such terms (including terms as to remuneration and allowances for expenses) as he or she, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, may determine, for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Each authorised officer shall be given a warrant of appointment and, when performing any function imposed under this Act, shall, on request by any person affected thereby, produce the warrant or a copy thereof, together with a form of personal identification to that person for inspection.

(3) An appointment under this section shall cease—

(a) if the Minister revokes the appointment in writing,

(b) if the person appointed ceases to be an officer of the Minister, or

(c) if the appointment is for a fixed period, on the expiry of that period.