(1) The Minister, or an officer authorised in that behalf by special or general directions of the Minister, may appoint such and so many officers as is appropriate to be social welfare inspectors for the purposes of those provisions of Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7A and 8 and this Part as he or she may determine in the case of those appointments and the Minister may at any time terminate an appointment under this subsection whether or not the appointment was for a fixed period.
(1A) An appointment as a social welfare inspector shall cease -
(a) if the Minister terminates the appointment,
(b) if it is made for a fixed period, on the expiry of that period, or
(c) if the person ceases to be an officer of the Minister.
(1B) A member of the Garda Síochána seconded to the Minister for a purpose referred to in subsection (1) has conferred on him or her all the powers and duties conferred on a social welfare inspector by this section and may exercise those powers and duties under and in accordan
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