National Oil Reserves Agency Act 2007
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Authorised officers. |
46.— (1) The following persons are authorised officers for the purposes of this Act: | |
(a) any officer of Customs and Excise; | ||
(b) an auditor appointed by the Agency with the consent of the Minister; | ||
(c) any other person (including an officer of the Minister or the Agency) appointed by the Minister. | ||
(2) An appointment under subsection (1)(b) or (c) may, subject to subsection (3), be for a fixed period for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act. | ||
(3) Where the exercise of the powers conferred under section 47 or section 48 relate to a relevant activity of the Agency, such powers may not be exercised by a person appointed by the Agency or an officer of the Agency. | ||
(4) A person appointed to be an authorised officer under subsection (1)(b) or (c) shall, on appointment, be provided with a certificate of appointment issued— | ||
(a) in the case of a person appointed under subsection (1)(b), by the Agency, and | ||
(b) in the case of a person appointed under subsection (1)(c), by the Minister. | ||
(5) An authorised officer, when exercising a power conferred on him or her by this Act shall, if requested by a person affected by the exercise of such power, produce the certificate of his or her appointment to that person. | ||
(6) An appointment under this section as an authorised officer ceases— | ||
(a) if made by the Agency, on the Agency revoking the appointment, | ||
(b) if made by the Minister, on the Minister revoking the appointment, | ||
(c) if for a fixed period, on the expiry of that period, or | ||
(d) if the person is an officer of Customs and Excise or an officer of the Minister or the Agency, on that person ceasing to be such officer. | ||
(7) A person who immediately before the commencement of this section was an authorised officer under the European Communities (Minimum Stocks of Petroleum Oils) Regulations 1995 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1995 ) is deemed to have been appointed under this section. |