Containment of Nuclear Weapons Act 2003

International inspectors.

5.—(1) The National Authority or the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment may issue to any person who is a member of an inspection team of the Agency that has been authorised under the Protocol to conduct on behalf of the Agency inspections in the State under Articles 4 to 9 of the Protocol, a certificate—

(a) identifying the person by name and indicating the person's status and authority to conduct inspections in the State,

(b) specifying any prescribed privileges and immunities applicable to the person, and

(c) setting out such other information and any conditions (including restrictions) applicable to the person's inspection activities in the State as the National Authority or the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, as the case may be, considers appropriate.

(2) Subject to such conditions, if any, as are applicable to the person's inspection activities in the State set out in the certificate, an international inspector has all the powers of an authorised officer.

(3) An international inspector shall, on the request of a person in charge of a place to be inspected by the international inspector, show the certificate to that person.