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(c) if the person appointed is an officer of the competent authority
referred to in paragraph (1), on the person ceasing to be such an
officer.
(4) An authorised officer shall be furnished with a warrant of his or her
appointment and shall, when exercising any power conferred on him or her
under these Regulations, if requested by a person affected, produce the warrant
of appointment or a copy of it to that person together with a form of personal
identification.
Powers of authorised officers
29. (1) Other than insofar as these Regulations relate to operators of essential services in a sector referred to in Regulation 7(2), an authorised officer shall,
for the purposes of any or all of these Regulations and of ensuring compliance
with their requirements or, where Regulation 24 applies, of assisting a competent authority in another member state in accordance with that Regulation,
have power to do any or all of the following:
(a) subject to subparagraph (d), at all reasonable times enter and examine
any place owned or operated by—
(i) an operator of essential services,
(ii) a relevant digital service provider,
(iii) a digital service provider referred to in Regulation 24, or
(iv) a person on behalf of a person referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii),
for the purpose of—
(I) in relation to an operator of essential services or a relevant
digital service provider, assessing the compliance by that
operator or provider with its obligations under these Regulations and the effects of such compliance on the security of
its network and information systems, or
(II) in relation to a digital service provider referred to in clause
(iii), assisting a competent authority in another member state
under Regulation 24,
and for those purposes to search and inspect the place, any process
being carried out and any books, documents or records or things
found at that place to the extent to which the place, process, books,
documents or records or things relate to the network and information
systems of that operator or provider;
(b) at a place referred to in subparagraph (a), request, inspect, review and
examine any books, documents or records in respect of the security
of network and information systems of a person referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i) to (iii) which the authorised officer may reasonably
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