I15Enforcement officers
1
Section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (4BA)—
a
after the word “constable” in the opening words there is inserted “
or enforcement officer
”
,
b
in paragraph (a), after the word “constable” there is inserted “
or officer
”
.
3
After subsection (4BB) there is inserted—
4BC
No offence is committed under subsection (4BB) if—
a
the person requiring the badge to be produced is an enforcement officer, other than a traffic warden or parking attendant, and
b
when requiring the badge to be produced, the officer does not produce appropriate evidence of the officer's authority to exercise the power under subsection (4BA).
4
For subsection (8A) there is substituted—
8A
In this section—
“constable” has the meaning given by section 99(1) of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012,
“enforcement officer” means—
- a
a traffic warden,
- b
a parking attendant, or
- c
a person who—
- i
is employed by a local authority or by a person with whom the authority have made arrangements for the purposes of this section, and
- ii
is authorised in writing by the authority to exercise the powers in subsections (4BA) and (4D).