s.25Conservation officers
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Section 25Part 6 — ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES

Conservation officers

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25. (1) For the purpose of carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this Law conservation officers shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Management Law (2013 Revision).
Conservation officers shall, for the purpose of performing their duties under this Law, have all the powers and immunities of constables acting generally in the ordinary course of their duty but shall not carry a firearm.
Every constable and animal welfare officer shall, for the purpose of enforcing this Law, have all the powers of a conservation officer.
A conservation officer, with the written authority of the Director given in accordance with directions of the Governor, may in the performance of his duties, carry such arms as may be specified in the written authority. Section 26 National Conservation Law, 2013 Page 36 Law 24 of 2013 c
A conservation officer shall be provided with a certificate of his appointment as conservation officer signed by the Chief Officer of the Ministry or his delegate and which bears a photograph of the conservation officer.
A conservation officer shall, if requested to do so, produce his certificate for inspection to any persons in relation to whom the conservation officer is about to exercise, is exercising or has exercised a power under this Law.
A certificate appearing to have been provided under this section is, without proof of the signature of the person who signed it or that person’s authority to sign it, evidence of the appointment to which the certificate relates.

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