Marine Traffic Act, 1981 (Act No. 2 of 1981) - authorized person

means—

(a)	any officer as defined in section 1(1) of the Public Service Act 1994 (Proclamation 103/1994), designated by the Minister;

(b)	any officer of the South African Navy;

(c)	any member of the South African Police Service above the rank of sergeant;

(d)	any officer of the Authority;

(e)	any member of the South African National Defence Force above the rank of sergeant employed on police duties in terms of section 3(2)(b) of the Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957);

(f)	any person accompanying any person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) and acting under his instructions;

[Definition substituted by section 2 (Schedule item 49(b)) of Act No. 5 of 1998]