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Appointment of authorised persons.
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3.—(1) A local authority may appoint in writing such and so many persons as it sees fit to be authorised persons for the purposes of this Act.
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(2) An authorised person may exercise any of the functions conferred on an authorised person under this Act—
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(a) within the functional area of the local authority which appointed the authorised person, or
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(b) in the functional area of another local authority with which an agreement exists for the exercise or performance by authorised persons of the first-mentioned authority in the functional area of that other authority of the functions of an authorised person.
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(3) Every authorised person appointed under this section shall be furnished with a warrant of his or her appointment as an authorised person and when exercising any power conferred on him or her by this Act as an authorised person shall, if requested by a person affected, produce the warrant or a copy thereof to that person.
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(4) An authorised person may be assisted in the exercise of his or her functions under this Act by such persons as the authorised person considers necessary.
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