Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005

50 Designations: supplementary

(1) If a designated person—

(a) exercises any power in relation to another person in reliance on his designation under section 43, or

(b) purports to do so,

he must produce evidence of his designation to the other person if requested to do so.

(2) A failure to comply with subsection (1) does not make the exercise of the power invalid.

(3) For the purpose of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of members of SOCA’s staff, any conduct by a designated person in reliance, or purported reliance, on his designation is to be taken to be—

(a) if he is employed by SOCA, conduct in the course of his employment, or

(b) if he is a person to whom section 28 applies by virtue of subsection (3)(a) of that section, conduct falling within subsection (1) of that section.

(4) In the case of any unlawful conduct within subsection (3) which is a tort, SOCA is accordingly to be treated as a joint tortfeasor.

This subsection does not apply to Scotland.