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Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003)

Chapter 4 : Compliance

25. Designation of inspectors

 

(1) The Minister
(a) may designate any person as an inspector, with either general or specific authority to exercise powers in terms of this Act; and
(b) must issue to each inspector a certificate in the prescribed form stating that a person has been designated as an inspector.

 

(2) A valid certificate issued in terms of subsection (1)(b) is sufficient evidence of the authority of the inspector named on it.

 

(3) When exercising powers in terms of this Act, an inspector is a peace officer as defined in section 1 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), and may exercise the powers conferred on a peace officer by law.