139ZH.— (1) The Commission may appoint a person to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The Commission shall provide an authorised officer appointed under subsection (1) with a certificate of his or her appointment.

(3) An authorised officer exercising a power conferred by or under this Act shall, if requested by a person affected by the exercise of the power, produce for that person to inspect—

(a) the certificate of his or her appointment, or a copy of it, and

(b) a form of personal identification.

(4) An authorised officer shall be appointed subject to such terms and conditions (including terms as to remuneration and allowances for expenses (if any)) as the Commission may, with the approval of the Minister given with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, determine.

(5) A person’s appointment under subsection (1) ceases—

(a) if it is revoked in writing by the Commission,

(b) if it is for a fixed period and the period expires, or

(c) if the person was when appointed, or has since become, a member of the staff of the Commission, and the person ceases to be a member of its staff.]