s 8 Authority card to be produced
8. —(1) Every officer of customs when acting against any person under this Act must, if not in uniform, on demand declare his or her office and produce to the person against whom the officer is acting such authority card as the Director‑General or, in the case of a police officer, the Commissioner of Police, may direct to be carried by such officers. (2) It is not an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order made by any officer of customs acting or purporting to act under this Act if the officer is not in uniform and refuses to declare his or her office and produce his or her authority card, on demand being made by the person. —(1) Every officer of customs when acting against any person under this Act must, if not in uniform, on demand declare his or her office and produce to the person against whom the officer is acting such authority card as the Director‑General or, in the case of a police officer, the Commissioner of Police, may direct to be carried by such officers. (2) It is not an offence for any person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order made by any officer of customs acting or purporting to act under this Act if the officer is not in uniform and refuses to declare his or her office and produce his or her authority card, on demand being made by the person.