49Appointment etc of inspectors

49 Appointment etc of inspectors

49 Appointment etc of inspectors

(1) The Secretary may appoint a Public Service employee to be an inspector for the purposes of this Act.

(2) An inspector shall be a person who is a veterinary practitioner (within the meaning of the Veterinary Practice Act 2003) and who has such other qualifications as may be prescribed.

(3) An inspector shall have and may exercise the functions conferred or imposed on inspectors by or under this Act.

(4) The Secretary shall cause each inspector to be issued with a certificate of identification.

(5) An inspector’s certificate of identification shall be in or to the effect of the prescribed form.

s 49: Am 2003 No 87, Sch 3.3; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.7 [5].