[19ZC Wildlife inspectors: Scotland]

[19ZC  Wildlife inspectors: Scotland]

[(1)     The Scottish Ministers may authorise any person to carry out the functions conferred by this section and section 19ZD(3), (4) and (8) (and any person so authorised is to be known as a “wildlife inspector”).

(2)     An authorisation under subsection (1)—

(a)     shall be in writing, and

(b)     is subject to any conditions or limitations specified in it.

(3)     A wildlife inspector may, at any reasonable time and (if required to do so) upon producing evidence of authorisation, enter and inspect—

(a)     any premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether an offence under section 6, 9(5)[, 11I(1)] or 13(2) is being, or has been, committed on those premises;

(b)     any premises where the inspector has reasonable cause to believe that any birds included in Schedule 4 are kept,

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