Consumer Protection Act, 2008 (Act No. 68 of 2008)Chapter 5 : National Consumer Protection InstitutionsPart B : Establishment of National Consumer Commission88. Appointment of inspectors and investigators |
| 1) | The Commissioner— |
| a) | may appoint any suitable employee of the Commission or any other suitable person employed by the State, as an inspector; and |
| b) | must issue each inspector with a certificate in the prescribed form stating that the person has been appointed as an inspector in terms of this Act. |
| 2) | When an inspector performs any function of an inspector in terms of this Act, the inspector— |
| a) | must be in possession of a certificate of appointment issued to that inspector in terms of subsection (1); |
| b) | must show that certificate to any person who— |
| i) | is affected by the inspector’s actions in terms of this Act; and |
| ii) | requests to see the certificate; and |
| c) | has the powers of a peace officer as defined in section 1 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), and may exercise the powers conferred on a peace officer by law. |
| 3) | The Commissioner may appoint or contract with any suitably qualified person as an investigator to conduct research, audits, inquiries or other investigations on behalf of the Commission. |
| 4) | A person appointed in terms of subsection (3) is not an inspector within the meaning of this Act. |