The Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006
30.—(1) Regulation 6 (injury received in the execution of duty) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2), at the end of sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“or
(d)being a specified employee of SOCA, he received the injury while exercising any of his powers outside the scope of his employment.”.
(3) In paragraph (3), after the words “an officer” (in both places) insert the words “or employee”.
(4) After paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) In the case of a person who is a specified employee of SOCA, paragraphs (1) and (2) shall have effect as if references to duty, being on duty and the execution of duty were references to acting within the scope of his employment.
(3B) In paragraph (2)(d), “powers” means any of the powers or privileges that the specified employee of SOCA has having been designated under section 43 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 as a person having the powers of a constable.”.