Part 8Enforcement
Chapter 5Common enforcement provisions
Duties of enforcement officers
I1C1290Duty to state name and purpose, etc
1
Before exercising any power conferred by this Part, an enforcement officer must, if requested to do so, give the information in subsection (3).
2
Before exercising any power conferred by this Part, any person assisting an enforcement officer by virtue of section 260 must, if requested to do so, give the information in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3).
3
The information is—
a
the person's name;
b
the power the person is proposing to exercise;
c
the grounds for proposing to do so.
4
A person may exercise a power conferred by this Part only if the person complies with the duty imposed by subsection (1) or the duty imposed by subsection (2) (as the case may be).
5
If, at the time the request is made, the person does not consider it practicable to give the information referred to in subsection (1) or the information referred to in subsection (2) (as the case may be), that subsection does not apply until such time as the person considers it practicable to comply with the request.