45Identification document

45 Identification document

45 Identification document

(1) An authority must issue each authorised officer appointed by the authority with an identification document.

(2) To avoid doubt, an identification document may be an electronic document displayed on a device.

(3) An identification document must—

(a) state that it is issued under this Act, and

(b) give the name of the person to whom it is issued, and

(c) be signed by the chief executive, however described, of the authority, and

(d) include additional matters prescribed by the regulations.

(4) In exercising functions under this Act, an authorised officer must, if asked by a person affected by the exercise of a function, produce the officer’s identification document to the person.