243Authorised officers' identity cards

243 Authorised officers' identity cards (1) A person or body must issue an identity card to each person that the person or body appoints as an authorised officer. (2) An identity card issued under subsection (1) must— (a) contain the name of the person to whom it is issued; and (b) contain a photograph of the person; and (c) state that the person is an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act. (3) Authorised officers must produce their identity card for inspection if asked to do so when performing a function or exercising a power under this Act. (4) If a person to whom an identity card has been issued under subsection (1) ceases to be an authorised officer, the person must return the identity card to the person or body that issued the identity card as soon as practicable. S. 244 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).