(1) A competent authority (other than the Bank) of the State may in writing appoint as authorised officers such and so many persons as it considers necessary for the enforcement of these Regulations.
(2) The appointing authority shall ensure that every person whom it appoints to be an authorised officer is provided with a certificate of appointment.
(3) If a person in relation to whom an authorised officer is seeking to exercise a power conferred by these Regulations requests the officer to produce the officer's certificate of appointment for the person's inspection, the officer may exercise the power only after complying with the person's request.
(4) The appointment of an authorised officer under this Regulation ends when the appointing authority revokes the appointment, or, if the appointment is for a fixed period, when the period ends.
(5) An authorised officer may exercise a power conferred by these Regulations in conjunction with the exercise of any power conferred on the officer
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