diff --git a/backend/src/components/institute/institute.js b/backend/src/components/institute/institute.js
index 39866b3ae..3c2312345 100644
--- a/backend/src/components/institute/institute.js
+++ b/backend/src/components/institute/institute.js
@@ -865,7 +865,9 @@ function hasSchoolAdminRole(req, school){
 }
 
 function hasAuthorityAdminRole(req, authority){
-  if(authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'OFFSHORE'){
+  if(authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'INDEPENDNT') {
+    return req.session.roles.includes('INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN') || req.session.roles.includes('INDEPENDENT_SCHOOLS_ADMIN');
+  } else if(authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'OFFSHORE'){
     return req.session.roles.includes('INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN') || req.session.roles.includes('OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN');
   }
   return req.session.roles.includes('INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN');
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/institute.js b/backend/src/routes/institute.js
index e6cfda17a..44e83b917 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/institute.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/institute.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ router.put('/authority/contact/:contactId', passport.authenticate('jwt', {sessio
 
 router.delete('/authority/contact/:independentAuthorityId/:contactId', passport.authenticate('jwt', {session: false}, undefined), auth.isLoggedInUser, extendSession, deleteAuthorityContact);
 
-router.post('/authority', passport.authenticate('jwt', {session: false}, undefined), auth.isValidIndependentAuthorityAdmin, extendSession, addAuthority);
+router.post('/authority', passport.authenticate('jwt', {session: false}, undefined), auth.isLoggedInUser, extendSession, addAuthority);
 
 router.post('/authority/contact', passport.authenticate('jwt', {session: false}, undefined), auth.isLoggedInUser, extendSession, addAuthorityContact);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthoritiesList.vue b/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthoritiesList.vue
index 7a814f93b..8a5778fad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthoritiesList.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthoritiesList.vue
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export default {
     };
   },
   computed: {
-    ...mapState(authStore, ['userInfo', 'INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE']),
+    ...mapState(authStore, ['userInfo', 'INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE', 'OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE']),
     ...mapState(instituteStore, ['authorityTypeCodes']),
 
     getSheetWidth() {
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ export default {
       this.getAuthorityList();
     },
     canAddAuthority() {
-      return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE;
+      return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE || this.OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE;
     },
     newAuthorityAdded() {
       this.newAuthoritySheet = !this.newAuthoritySheet;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthorityDetails.vue b/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthorityDetails.vue
index 6cbabee5a..e21596d97 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthorityDetails.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/institute/AuthorityDetails.vue
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     ...mapState(instituteStore, ['authorityTypeCodes', 'provinceCodes', 'countryCodes']),
-    ...mapState(authStore, ['INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE', 'OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE']),
+    ...mapState(authStore, ['INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE', 'INDEPENDENT_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE', 'OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE']),
     notesLoading() {
       return this.noteRequestCount > 0;
     },
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ export default {
     },
     deepCloneObject,
     canEditAuthorities() {
-      if(this.authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'OFFSHORE') {
+      if(this.authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'INDEPENDNT') {
+        return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE || this.INDEPENDENT_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE;
+      } else if(this.authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'OFFSHORE') {
         return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE || this.OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE;
       }
       return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/institute/NewAuthorityPage.vue b/frontend/src/components/institute/NewAuthorityPage.vue
index 1003bcf71..7834d6ed6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/institute/NewAuthorityPage.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/institute/NewAuthorityPage.vue
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
                   item-value="authorityTypeCode"
                   item-title="label"
                   variant="underlined"
-                  :items="authorityTypes"
+                  :items="filteredAuthorityTypeCodes"
                   :rules="[rules.required()]"
                   :clearable="true"
                 />
@@ -306,11 +306,6 @@ export default {
         physicalAddrPostal: null,
       },
       rules: Rules,
-      schoolFacilityTypes: [],
-      schoolCategoryTypes: [],
-      schoolOrganizationTypes: [],
-      schoolNeighborhoodLearningTypes: [],
-      schoolGradeTypes: [],
       sameAsMailingCheckbox: true,
       provinceCodeValues: [],
       countryCodeValues: [],
@@ -318,23 +313,28 @@ export default {
       excludeShowingPhysicalAddressesForAuthoritiesOfType: [
         'OFFSHORE',
       ],
+      offshoreArray: ['OFFSHORE'],
     };
   },
   computed: {
-    ...mapState(authStore, ['isAuthenticated', 'userInfo']),
+    ...mapState(authStore, ['isAuthenticated', 'userInfo', 'OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE']),
     ...mapState(instituteStore, ['authorityTypeCodes', 'provinceCodes', 'countryCodes']),
     showPhysicalAddress() {
       return !this.excludeShowingPhysicalAddressesForAuthoritiesOfType.includes(this.newAuthority.authorityTypeCode);
-    }
+    },
+    filteredAuthorityTypeCodes() {
+     if(this.isOffshoreOnlyUser()) {
+        return this.authorityTypeCodes?.filter(type => this.offshoreArray.includes(type.authorityTypeCode));
+      }
+      return this.authorityTypeCodes;
+    },
   },
   mounted() {
     this.validateForm();
   },
   created() {
     const instStore = instituteStore();
-    instStore.getAllAuthorityTypeCodes().then(() => {
-      this.authorityTypes = this.authorityTypeCodes;
-    });
+    instStore.getAllAuthorityTypeCodes();
     instStore.getAllProvinceCodes().then(() => {
       this.provinceCodeValues = this.provinceCodes.filter(province => province.provinceCode === 'BC' || province.provinceCode === 'YT');
     });
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ export default {
       this.resetForm();
       this.$emit('newAuthority:closeNewAuthorityPage');
     },
+    isOffshoreOnlyUser() {
+      return this.OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE;
+    },
     addNewAuthority() {
       this.processing = true;
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/institute/authority/AuthoritiesContacts.vue b/frontend/src/components/institute/authority/AuthoritiesContacts.vue
index 27acf6d78..4b5e55c86 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/institute/authority/AuthoritiesContacts.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/institute/authority/AuthoritiesContacts.vue
@@ -169,13 +169,15 @@ export default {
     };
   },
   computed: {
-    ...mapState(authStore, ['isAuthenticated', 'INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE', 'OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE']),
+    ...mapState(authStore, ['isAuthenticated', 'INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE', 'INDEPENDENT_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE', 'OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE']),
     ...mapState(instituteStore, ['authorityContactTypeCodes', 'independentAuthorityAuthorityContacts', 'offshoreAuthorityContacts', 'regularAuthorityContactTypes']),
     loading() {
       return this.loadingCount !== 0;
     },
     canEditAuthorityContact() {
-      if(this.authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'OFFSHORE') {
+      if(this.authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'INDEPENDNT') {
+        return (this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE || this.INDEPENDENT_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE) && this.isNotClosedAndNeverOpened();
+      } else if(this.authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'OFFSHORE') {
         return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE || this.OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE;
       }
       return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE && this.isNotClosedAndNeverOpened();
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/institute/authority/Details.vue b/frontend/src/components/institute/authority/Details.vue
index 0d12356d2..b1450e0de 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/institute/authority/Details.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/institute/authority/Details.vue
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ export default {
   },
   computed: {
     ...mapState(instituteStore, ['authorityTypeCodes', 'provinceCodes', 'countryCodes']),
-    ...mapState(authStore, ['INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE', 'OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE']),
+    ...mapState(authStore, ['INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE','INDEPENDENT_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE', 'OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE']),
     notesLoading() {
       return this.noteRequestCount > 0;
     },
@@ -1061,7 +1061,9 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     canEditAuthorities() {
-      if (this.authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'OFFSHORE') {
+      if (this.authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'INDEPENDNT') {
+        return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE || this.INDEPENDENT_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE;
+      } else if (this.authority?.authorityTypeCode === 'OFFSHORE') {
         return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE || this.OFFSHORE_SCHOOLS_ADMIN_ROLE;
       }
       return this.INDEPENDENT_AUTHORITY_ADMIN_ROLE;