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Fisheries Act 1966 PART 2 — ADMINISTRATION

s 3–s 5 · 3 sections

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Administration of Act and appointment of authorised officer, etc.

s 3

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3.—(1) The Director‑General shall be responsible for the administration of this Act, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister. (2) The Director‑General may in writing appoint any public officer or any officer of the Agency or any other statutory authority, or an auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act 2004, to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.[11/2019] (3) The Director‑General may delegate all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon him by this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to any authorised officer.[11/2019] (4) The Director‑General may, for any reason that appears to the Director‑General to be sufficient, at any time revoke a person’s appointment as an authorised officer.[11/2019] (5) An auxiliary police officer who is appointed as an authorised officer under subsection (2) does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an employee or agent of the Agency.[11/2019]

Public servants

s 4

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4. All officers appointed under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.

Identification card to be produced

s 5

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5.—(1) Every authorised officer when exercising any powers under this Act shall —(a) if not in uniform, declare his office; and (b) on demand, produce to any person affected by the exercise of those powers such identification card as the Director‑General may direct to be carried by the authorised officers. (2) It shall not be an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order made or given by any authorised officer, or by any police officer not in uniform, who fails to declare his office and refuses to produce his identification card on demand being made by that person.

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