102Authorised officers and meaning of “relevant purpose”(1)

An enforcing authority may authorise a person to exercise a function under a provision of this Part that—

(a)

confers functions on an authorised officer, and

(b)

is specified in the authorisation.

(2)

But an enforcing authority may only authorise a person to exercise functions that the authority considers the person suitably qualified to exercise.

(3)

An authorisation under this section must be given in writing.

(4)

An authorisation under this section may be varied or revoked by an instrument in writing.

(5)

When exercising or seeking to exercise a function of an authorised officer, a person must, if asked, produce evidence of the authorisation.

(6)

In this Part—

(a)

“authorised officer” means a person authorised under this section;

(b)

references to an “authorised officer” in relation to a function under this Part are to a person authorised under this section in respect of that function;

(c)

“relevant purpose”, in relation to an authorised officer, means—

(i)

investigating compliance with any requirement that the authority that authorised the officer has the function of enforcing, or

(ii)

any other purpose relating to any function of that authority under this Act or regulations made under it.