Section 46 — Appointment of authorised persons and inspectors

(1)The Agency may appoint an officer or agent of the Agency, a public officer, an officer of another public body or any other suitably qualified individual to be an authorised person for the purposes of section 47.

(2)The Agency may appoint any of its officers to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.

(3)The Agency must issue to every authorised person and inspector an identification card that identifies him or her as an authorised person or inspector, as the case may be.

(4)An authorised person or inspector must produce his or her identification card for inspection —

(a)before exercising a power conferred on him or her by this Act; and

(b)at any time during the exercise of a power conferred on him or her by this Act, if asked to do so.