Appointment of authorised officers
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4.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Agency and any local authority may in writing appoint as authorised officers, either generally or specially, such persons (whether or not officers of the Agency or the authority) as it considers necessary to act in matters arising under these Regulations.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), an official veterinarian and an official auxiliary shall be deemed to be an authorised officer in relation to–
(a)any slaughterhouse;
(b)any cutting plant;
(c)any establishment to which Chapter I of section V of Annex III to Regulation 853/2004 applies; and
(d)any establishment at which meat products are produced.