66Authorised officers

66 Authorised officers

66 Authorised officers

(1) For the purposes of this Act, an authorised officer means—

(a) a person appointed as an authorised officer in accordance with this section, or

(b) a person in the Public Service appointed as a fisheries officer under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 (subject to any conditions, limitations or restrictions contained in the officer’s instrument of authority under that Act), or

(c) a police officer.

(2) The relevant Ministers may appoint an officer or employee of a Public Service agency or a public or local authority as an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.

(3) The relevant Ministers are not to appoint as an authorised officer a person who is—

(a) an officer or employee of a local council without first obtaining the consent of the general manager of the council to the appointment, or

(b) an officer or employee of any other public or local authority without first obtaining the consent of the employer of the person to the appointment.

(4) The relevant Ministers may, in and by the instrument of the officer’s authority under this Act, limit the functions that an authorised officer appointed by the relevant Ministers may exercise under this Act (including limiting the purposes for which or the area in which those functions may be exercised).

(5) A reference in this Act or in an instrument under this Act to an authorised officer is to be construed subject to any such limitation.

(6) The relevant Ministers may, at any time, revoke an appointment of an authorised officer or revoke or vary any limitation of the functions of an authorised officer.