144Identification of authorised officers

144 Identification of authorised officers

144 Identification of authorised officers

(1) The Secretary must give an authorised officer an identification card as an authorised officer.

(2) An authorised officer must produce the officer’s identification card if—

(a) the officer is exercising a function of an authorised officer, and

(b) a person affected by the exercise of the function requests the officer’s identification.

(3) The identification card may be produced in digital or electronic form.

(4) A failure by an authorised officer to produce the officer’s identification card does not affect the validity of the exercise of the function.