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Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017
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#### 61 Appointment and identification of authorised officers
61 Appointment and identification of authorised officers
> > (1) The Secretary may appoint any person (other than an investigator) as an authorised officer for the purposes of any or all of the provisions of this Act or the regulations.
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> > Any investigator under the [Fair Trading Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-068) is an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act without further need for appointment under this section because of paragraph (a) of the definition of authorised officer in section 4 (1).
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> > (2) The Secretary may at any time and for any reason revoke a person’s appointment under subsection (1).
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> > (3) An authorised officer is to be provided by the Secretary with a certificate of identification.
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> > (4) An authorised officer must, when exercising in any place any function of the authorised officer under this Act or the regulations, produce the officer’s certificate of identification to any person apparently in charge of the place who requests its production.