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SMALL MOTORISED VEHICLES (SAFETY)
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holding yard materially increases the likelihood of an outbreak of fire at the holding yard.

(4) Sections 51, 52 and 53 of the Active Mobility Act 2017 apply to a vehicle or vehicle components seized or surrendered under this Act in the same way as those sections apply to a vehicle seized or surrendered under section 50 of that Act.

PART 4
ADMINISTRATION

Administration of Act

16. It is the function of the Authority to administer and enforce this Act.

Authorised officers

17.—(1) The Authority may, in relation to any provision of this Act, appoint as authorised officers for the purposes of that provision from among any of the following who are suitably trained to be authorised officers:

(a) any individual performing duties in the Authority;
(b) any auxiliary police officer appointed under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235).

(2) The Authority may, for any reason that appears to it to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment as an authorised officer.

(3) The Authority may delegate the exercise of all or any of the powers conferred or duties imposed upon it by any provision of this Act (except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection) to an authorised officer, subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Authority may specify; and any reference in that provision of this Act to the Authority includes a reference to such an authorised officer.

(4) Any delegation under subsection (3) may be general or in a particular case and may be subject to such conditions or limitations as set out in this Act or as the Authority may specify.