that he or she considers fit, as an inspector who is, subject to his or her control, vested with the powers, duties and functions conferred or imposed on inspectors by this Act.
| (2) | Each person authorised under subsection (1) shall be provided with a letter of authority signed by or on behalf of the Director-General and certifying that such person has been authorised as an inspector in terms of this Act. |
| (3) | Despite subsection (1), the powers, duties and functions of an inspector in terms of this Act may be exercised or performed— |
| (a) | in respect of any foodstuff, cosmetic or disinfectant referred to in section 14 (3), by an officer of the Office of the Commissioner for Customs and Excise authorised thereto in writing, either in general or in a particular case, by the Commissioner for Customs and Excise; |
| (c) | by any member of the South African Police Service, of or above the rank of sergeant; |
| (d) | by any member of the South African Police Service below the rank of sergeant authorised thereto in writing by a member referred to in paragraph (c); |
| (e) | in respect of any foodstuff, by any person appointed under section 28 of the Standards Act, 1993 (Act No. 29 of 1993), as an inspector for the purposes of that Act. |
