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Authorised officers
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14. Section 11 of the Act of 1999 is amended—
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(a) by inserting after subsection (3) the following—
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“(3A) An appointment under this section as an authorised officer shall cease—
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(a) on the revocation by the Commission of the appointment,
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(b) if the appointment is for a fixed period, on the expiry of that period, or
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(c) if the person appointed ceases to be a member of staff of the Commission, on the date on which he or she so ceases.”,
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and
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(b) in subsection (6) by substituting “to a class A fine” for “to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or, at the discretion of the District Court, to both such fine and imprisonment.”.
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