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(1)The Authority is liable in reparation in respect of any wrongful act or omission on the part of any person to whom subsection (2) applies in the performance or purported performance of the person’s functions in the same manner as an employer is liable in respect of a wrongful act or omission on the part of the employer’s employee in the course of the employee’s employment.
(2)This subsection applies to any—
(a)constable to whom by virtue of sub-paragraph (5) of paragraph 10 of schedule 1, sub-paragraph (6) of that paragraph applies;
(b)person to whom by virtue of sub-paragraph (7) of that paragraph of that schedule, sub-paragraph (8) of that paragraph applies.
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