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CONTROL OF FERTILISERS ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1953 - SECT 8

Authorised officers.

8.(1) In this Act references to an authorised officer shall be construed as
including references to

(a)any officer of the Ministry authorised in writing; and

(b)so long as a direction given by the Ministry under sub-section (2) of this
section continues in force, any person who is deemed by virtue of such
direction to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Where the Ministry is satisfied that appropriate arrangements have been
made under section sixty-three of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, with
Her Majesty's Commissioners of Customs and Excise, the Ministry may direct
that, during such period as may be specified in the direction, officers of Her
Majesty's Commissioners of Customs and Excise and persons deemed to be such
officers by virtue of [section 8 of the Customs and Excise Management Act
1979], shall be authorised officers for the purposes of this Act, and, during
the period so specified, references to an authorised officer shall be
construed as including such officers or persons as aforesaid.

(3) Save as provided by sub-section (4) of this section, where an authorised
officer is acting in the exercise of any of his functions under this Act or
any regulation made thereunder he shall, if so required by any person, produce
his authority to act as such.

(4) Where a person is deemed to be an authorised officer by virtue of a
direction given under sub-section (2) of this section

(a)the last preceding sub-section shall not apply if he is in uniform as an
officer of Her Majesty's Commissioners of Customs and Excise; and

(b)if he is not in such uniform, it shall be a sufficient compliance with the
last preceding sub-section if he produces any commission or other written
authority issued to him by or on behalf of the Commissioners to act as an
officer of, or person appointed by or engaged by the orders of or with the
concurrence of, the Commissioners.

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