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9I Duration of authority (1) Subject to section 9J, an authority takes effect on the day that it is made and remains in force for the period specified in it. (2) The Chief Commissioner may extend an authority for a further period not exceeding 3 months by giving written notice to the authorised person and his or her supervisor before the authority ceases to be in force. (3) An authority may be extended only once under this section. S. 9J inserted by No. 43/2014 s. 16.

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