Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
76Who is authorised officer
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76 Who is authorised officer (1) Each of the following persons is an authorised officer: (a) the CHO; (b) a person appointed under subsection (2); (c) if an enforcement agency is an individual – the agency;
Public and Environmental Health Act 2011 44 (d) if an enforcement agency is a body corporate – the chief executive officer of the agency; (e) a person appointed under section 74; (f) a police officer exercising or purporting to exercise the powers, or performing or purporting to perform the functions, of an authorised officer under this Act. (2) The CHO may appoint a person to be an authorised officer.