31Authorisation of persons to carry out investigations

31 Authorisation of persons to carry out investigations

31 Authorisation of persons to carry out investigations

(1) The Commission may authorise an officer of the Commission, in writing, to exercise the functions under section 33.

(2) The Commission must provide an authorised person with a certificate of authority in the form set out in Schedule 1.

(3) An authorised person in exercising in any place a function conferred on the authorised person under section 33 must, if so requested by a person apparently in charge of the place, produce the certificate to the person.