Section 79 — Authorised officers

(1)A Licensing Officer may, in relation to any provision of this Act, appoint —

(a)any public officer; or

(b)any officer or employee of a public authority, to be an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision, either generally or in a particular case.

(2)A Licensing Officer may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon the Licensing Officer by any provision of this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to any authorised officer, subject to such conditions or limitations as the Licensing Officer may specify; and any reference in that provision of this Act to the Licensing Officer includes a reference to such an authorised officer.