(1) | The Commissioner may appoint any person in the service of the Competition Commission, or any other suitable person, as an inspector. |
(2) | The Minister may, in consultation with the Minister of Finance, determine the remuneration paid to a person who is appointed in terms of subsection (1), but who is not in the full-time service of the Competition Commission. |
(3) | An inspector must be provided with a certificate of appointment signed by the Commissioner stating that the person has been appointed as an inspector in terms of this Act. |
(4) | When an inspector performs any function in terms of this Act, the inspector must— |
[Words preceding section 24(4)(a) substituted by section 9 of Notice No. 1354, GG 21880, dated 13 December 2000]
(a) | be in possession of a certificate of appointment issued to that inspector in terms of subsection (3); and |
(b) | show that certificate to any person who— |
(i) | is affected by the exercise of the functions of the inspector; and |
(ii) | requests to see the certificate. |