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DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT 1981 - SECT 69E

Inspectors under this Part

    (1)     The Secretary, by instrument, may authorise the following persons to be inspectors for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Part—

S. 69E(1)(a) substituted by No. 12/1999 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 4.2), amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch.  3 item 60.2).

        (a)     any person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 ; or


        (b)     any other appropriately qualified person.

    (2)     The Secretary may determine the terms and conditions of authorisation of inspectors.

    (3)     The Secretary may, in writing, revoke the authorisation of an inspector at any time.

    (4)     The terms and conditions of authorisation may contain general directions as to how the inspector's powers may be exercised.

S. 69E(5) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 47.22).

    (5)     The Secretary must issue an identification certificate to each inspector (other than an inspector who is a police officer) which sets out the provisions of this Part for which the inspector is authorised to be an inspector.

    (6)     An inspector, in the course of performing his or her functions under this Part, must produce his or her identification certificate to any person who requests its production.

S. 69E(7) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 47.22).

    (7)     In this Division, a reference to an identification certificate in relation to an inspector who is a police officer is a reference to written evidence of the fact that he or she is a police officer.

S. 69F inserted by No. 54/1997 s. 5.



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