9Administration of Act

### 9 Administration of Act > *\[Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 36 of 1958, s. 4 and Sched. 5 \]**\[Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 29 of 1984, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 9 Amended by No. 41 of 1987, s. 5 \]**\[Section 9 Amended by No. 86 of 1995, s. 5 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja158@GC1@EN) *\[Section 9 Subsection (1) amended by 25 Geo. V No. 78 \]*This Act shall be administered by the Commission, all police officers, and such other State Service officers and State Service employees, if any, as shall be appointed for that purpose. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 9 Subsection (2) amended by No. 90 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Aug 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-08-14/act-1999-090#JS1@Ja26@GC2@EN) *\[Section 9 Subsection (2) added by No. 31 of 1961, s. 3 \]*[*\[Section 9 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 28 of 2004, s. 5, Applied:23 Sep 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-09-23/act-2004-028#GS5@EN) Where, under this Act or the [Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-070) , any power or right may be exercised by an authorised officer, or any act is authorised or required to be done by or in respect of an authorised officer, that power may be exercised by, and that act may be done by or in respect of – > > > > > > (a) an officer of the Commission; or > > > > > > > (b) an officer of a local authority; or > > > > > > > (c) another person; or > > > > > > > (d) persons of a specified class – > > > > authorised in writing by the Commission in that behalf. > > > (2A)  [*\[Section 9 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 28 of 2004, s. 5, Applied:23 Sep 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-09-23/act-2004-028#GS5@EN) A person referred to in [subsection (2)(c)](#GS9@Gs2@Hpc@EN) may but need not be a State Service employee. > > > (2B)  [*\[Section 9 Subsection (2B) inserted by No. 28 of 2004, s. 5, Applied:23 Sep 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-09-23/act-2004-028#GS5@EN) A class of persons referred to in [subsection (2)(d)](#GS9@Gs2@Hpd@EN) may but need not be a class of State Service employees. > > > (3)  *\[Section 9 Subsection (3) added by No. 41 of 1987, s. 5 \]*The Commission may only authorise an officer of a local authority to exercise a power or right in respect of, or in respect of the prevention of, prescribed offences within the municipal area of that local authority.