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65. Officers to carry and produce authorisations

(1) Where the Commissioner wishes to appoint an officer or other person to exercise any of the powers in Chapter X of the Act, the grant of authority to exercise the powers shall be in Form DVAT-50 and shall be issued by the person empowered by the commissioner in this regard.

(2) The grant of authority shall 

(a) be limited to a period not exceeding three years;

(b) be to a specific person; and

(c) expire on the retirement, resignation or transfer of the person;

PROVIDED that an authority granted may be renewed.

(3) Every officer or other person authorised by the Commissioner under sub-rule (1) shall 

(a) carry the authorization in Form DVAT-50, with him when purporting to exercise any of the powers conferred under Chapter X of the Act; and

(b) produce the authorization in Form DVAT-50, if requested by the owner or occupier of any premises where he proposes to exercise these powers.