10Authorised persons

10 Authorised persons (1) The Secretary may authorise an eligible person to be an authorised person for the purposes of carrying out functions under the following regulations— (a) regulation 244(3); (b) regulation 246; (c) regulation 264. (2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the following are eligible persons— (a) an authorised officer; (b) a person who is an authorized officer within the meaning of the **Environment Protection Act 1970**. (3) If an authorised person is authorised to carry out inspections under subregulation (1), the Secretary must give the person a paper document that specifies the inspections that the person has been authorised to conduct. (4) An authorised person may enter the premises of a licensed tester during business hours for the purpose of ensuring the licensed tester's compliance with these Regulations and the terms and conditions of the tester's licence. (5) An authorised person who carries out a function in accordance with subregulation (1) must produce an identity card on request.