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.