Part 4Police powers etc.
Chapter 1Exercise of police powers etc. by civilians
46C1 Offences against designated and accredited persons etc.
1
Any person who assaults—
a
a designated person in the execution of his duty,
b
an accredited person in the execution of his duty, or
c
a person assisting a designated or accredited person in the execution of his duty,
is guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.
2
Any person who resists or wilfully obstructs—
a
a designated person in the execution of his duty,
b
an accredited person in the execution of his duty, or
c
a person assisting a designated or accredited person in the execution of his duty,
is guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or to both.
3
Any person who, with intent to deceive—
a
impersonates a designated person or an accredited person,
b
makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he is a designated person or that he is an accredited person, or
c
makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he has powers as a designated or accredited person that exceed the powers he actually has,
is guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.
4
In this section references to the execution by a designated person or accredited person of his duty are references to his exercising any power or performing any duty which is his by virtue of his designation or accreditation.