s 5 Authorised officers
5. An “authorised officer” means —(a) any police officer of or above the rank of sergeant; (b) for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act, any public officer whether appointed by name or by office by a competent authority to act on the competent authority’s behalf; (c) for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of this Act, any person, or member of a class of persons, performing duties of a public nature, appointed by a competent authority to act on the competent authority’s behalf; (d) an officer or soldier of the armed forces; or (e) a person who is holding the rank of an officer in the civil defence force.