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(1)The chief officer of police of any police force may [F2designate a relevant employee as an officer] of one or more of the descriptions specified in subsection (2).
(2)The description of officers are as follows—
(a)community support officer;
(b)investigating officer;
(c)detention officer;
(d)escort officer.
(3)F3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)A chief officer of police F4. . . shall not designate a person under this section unless he is satisfied that that person—
(a)is a suitable person to carry out the functions for the purposes of which he is designated;
(b)is capable of effectively carrying out those functions; and
(c)has received adequate training in the carrying out of those functions and in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties to be conferred [F5or imposed] on him by virtue of the designation.
(5)A person designated under this section shall have the powers and duties conferred or imposed on him by the designation.
[F6(5A)A person designated under this section as a community support officer shall also have the standard powers and duties of a community support officer (see section 38A(2)).]
[F7(5B)The reference in subsection (4)(c) to the powers and duties to be conferred or imposed on a person by virtue of his designation, so far as it is a reference to the standard powers and duties of a community support officer, is a reference to the powers and duties that at the time of the person's designation are the standard powers and duties of a community support officer.]
(6)Powers and duties may be conferred or imposed on a designated person by means only of the application to him by his designation of provisions of the applicable Part of Schedule 4 that are to apply to the designated person; and for this purpose the applicable Part of that Schedule is—
(a)in the case of a person designated as a community support officer, Part 1;
(b)in the case of a person designated as an investigating officer, Part 2;
(c)in the case of a person designated as a detention officer, Part 3; and
(d)in the case of a person designated as an escort officer, Part 4.
[F8(6A)Subsection (6) has effect subject to subsections (5A) and (8).]
(7)[F9A relevant employee] F10. . . authorised or required to do anything by virtue of a designation under this section—
(a)shall not be authorised or required by virtue of that designation to engage in any conduct otherwise than in the course of that employment; and
(b)shall be so authorised or required subject to such restrictions and conditions (if any) as may be specified in his designation.
(8)Where any power exercisable by any person in reliance on his designation under this section is a power which, in the case of its exercise by a constable, includes or is supplemented by a power to use reasonable force, any person exercising that power in reliance on that designation shall have the same entitlement as a constable to use reasonable force.
(9)Where any power exercisable by any person in reliance on his designation under this section includes power to use force to enter any premises, that power shall not be exercisable by that person except—
(a)in the company, and under the supervision, of a constable; or
(b)for the purpose of saving life or limb or preventing serious damage to property.
[F11(11)In this section “relevant employee” means—
(a)in the case of—
(i)a police force maintained for a police area in accordance with section 2 of the Police Act 1996, or
(ii)the police force maintained for the metropolitan police district in accordance with section 5A of that Act,
a member of the civilian staff of that police force (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011);
(b)in the case of any other police force, a person who—
(i)is employed by the police authority maintaining that force, and
(ii)is under the direction and control of the chief officer making a designation under subsection (1).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 38 title substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 292(2); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F2Words in s. 38(1) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 292(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F3S. 38(3) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 181(2), Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(oo) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F4Words in s. 38(4) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 181(3), Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(oo) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F5Words in s. 38(4)(c) inserted (1.12.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 9, 53, Sch. 5 para. 2(2); S.I. 2007/3203, art. 2(c)
F6S. 38(5A) inserted (1.12.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 7(1), 53; S.I. 2007/3203, art. 2(a)
F7S. 38(5B) inserted (1.12.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 9, 53, Sch. 5 para. 2(3); S.I. 2007/3202, art. 2(c)
F8S. 38(6A) inserted (1.12.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 9, 53, Sch. 5 para. 2(4); S.I. 2007/3203, art. 2(c)
F9Words in s. 38(7) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 292(4); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F10Words in s. 38(7) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 181(4), Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(oo) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F11S. 38(11) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 292(5); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 38 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 28(1)(a)(2), 120 (with s. 72); S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(k)
(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide for provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to apply to every person who under section 38 is designated as a community support officer.
(2)The powers and duties conferred or imposed by the provisions for the time being applied under subsection (1) are to be known as the standard powers and duties of a community support officer.
(3)Before making an order under subsection (1), the Secretary of State shall consult with—
[F13(a)such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
(ab)the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
(ac)the Common Council of the City of London; and]
(b)the Association of Chief Police Officers.
(4)The Secretary of State shall not make an order containing (with or without any other provision) any provision authorised by subsection (1) unless a draft of that order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House.
(5)A provision of Part 1 of Schedule 4 may be applied to a person concurrently by an order under subsection (1) and a designation under section 38.
(6)If an order under subsection (1) confers or imposes additional powers and duties on a person who is under the direction and control of a chief officer of police of a police force, that chief officer must ensure that the person receives adequate training in the exercise and performance of the additional powers and duties.]
Textual Amendments
F12S. 38A inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 7(2), 53; S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(e) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F13 S. 38A(3)(a)-(ac) substituted for s. 38A(3)(a) (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 293; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 67)
(1)The chief officer of police of a police force (the “assisted force”) may designate a person (“C”) who—
(a)is a civilian employee of another police force (the “assisting force”),
(b)is designated under section 38 by the chief officer of police of the assisting police force (the “section 38 designation”), and
(c)is permitted, under relevant police collaboration provision, to discharge powers and duties specified in that provision for the purposes of the assisted force.
(2)The designation under subsection (1) (the “collaboration designation”) must designate C as an officer of one or more of the descriptions specified in section 38(2).
(3)The collaboration designation may designate C as an officer of a particular description specified in section 38(2) only if the section 38 designation designates C as an officer of that description.
(4)C shall have the powers and duties conferred or imposed on C by the collaboration designation.
(5)A power or duty may be conferred or imposed on C by the collaboration designation only if C is permitted, under the relevant police collaboration provision, to discharge that power or duty for the purposes of the assisted force.
(6)C shall not be authorised or required by virtue of the collaboration designation to engage in any conduct otherwise than in the course of discharging a power or duty conferred or imposed on C by the collaboration designation.
(7)The collaboration designation must specify the restrictions and conditions to which C is subject in the discharge of the powers and duties conferred or imposed by the collaboration designation.
(8)Those restrictions and conditions must include the restrictions and conditions specified in the relevant police collaboration provision.
(9)C is authorised or required to discharge any power or duty conferred or imposed by the collaboration designation subject to the restrictions and conditions specified in the collaboration designation.
(10)References in this section to the discharge of functions by civilian employees of the assisting force for the purposes of the assisted force have the same meaning as in section 23B of the Police Act 1996.
(11)In this section—
“civilian employee” has the meaning given by section 23I of the Police Act 1996;
“relevant police collaboration provision” means provision, contained in a collaboration agreement under section 22A of the Police Act 1996, which is of the kind referred to in section 23AA of that Act.
Textual Amendments
F14Ss. 38B, 38C inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 3; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
(1)The collaboration designation of C must be in accordance with the relevant police collaboration provision.
(2)Subsection (1) is in addition to section 38B(5) and (8).
(3)Subsections (8) and (9) of section 38 apply to any power exercisable by C in reliance on the collaboration designation as they apply to a power exercisable by a person in reliance on a designation under section 38.
(4)In exercising or performing any power or duty in reliance on the collaboration designation, C is to be taken—
(a)as exercising or performing that power or duty in reliance on that collaboration designation (and not in reliance on any designation under section 38); and
(b)accordingly, as not being a designated person (within the meaning of section 46(1)) by virtue of any designation under section 38.
(5)Expressions used in this section and section 38B have the same meanings in this section as in section 38B.]
Textual Amendments
F14Ss. 38B, 38C inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 3; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
(1)This section applies if a [F15local policing body] has entered into a contract with a person (“the contractor”) for the provision of services relating to the detention or escort of persons who have been arrested or are otherwise in custody.
(2)The chief officer of police of the police force maintained by that [F15local policing body] may designate any person who is an employee of the contractor as either or both of the following—
(a)a detention officer; or
(b)an escort officer.
(3)A person designated under this section shall have the powers and duties conferred or imposed on him by the designation.
(4)A chief officer of police shall not designate a person under this section unless he is satisfied that that person—
(a)is a suitable person to carry out the functions for the purposes of which he is designated;
(b)is capable of effectively carrying out those functions; and
(c)has received adequate training in the carrying out of those functions and in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties to be conferred on him by virtue of the designation.
(5)A chief officer of police shall not designate a person under this section unless he is satisfied that the contractor is a fit and proper person to supervise the carrying out of the functions for the purposes of which that person is designated.
(6)Powers and duties may be conferred or imposed on a designated person by means only of the application to him by his designation of provisions of the applicable Part of Schedule 4 that are to apply to the designated person; and for this purpose the applicable Part of that Schedule is—
(a)in the case of a person designated as a detention officer, Part 3; and
(b)in the case of a person designated as an escort officer, Part 4.
(7)An employee of the contractor authorised or required to do anything by virtue of a designation under this section—
(a)shall not be authorised or required by virtue of that designation to engage in any conduct otherwise than in the course of that employment; and
(b)shall be so authorised or required subject to such restrictions and conditions (if any) as may be specified in his designation.
(8)Where any power exercisable by any person in reliance on his designation under this section is a power which, in the case of its exercise by a constable, includes or is supplemented by a power to use reasonable force, any person exercising that power in reliance on that designation shall have the same entitlement as a constable to use reasonable force.
(9)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the handling of complaints relating to, or other instances of misconduct involving, the carrying out by any person designated under this section of the functions for the purposes of which any power or duty is conferred or imposed by his designation.
(10)Regulations under subsection (9) may, in particular, provide that any provision made by Part 2 of this Act with respect to complaints against persons serving with the police is to apply, with such modifications as may be prescribed by them, with respect to complaints against persons designated under this section.
(11)Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult with—
[F16[F17(a)such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
(aa)the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
(ab)the Common Council of the City of London; and]
(b)the Association of Chief Police Officers;]
(c)the Independent Police Complaints Commission; and
(d)such other persons as he thinks fit.
(12)A designation under this section, unless it is previously withdrawn or ceases to have effect in accordance with subsection (13), shall remain in force for such period as may be specified in the designation; but it may be renewed at any time with effect from the time when it would otherwise expire.
(13)A designation under this section shall cease to have effect—
(a)if the designated person ceases to be an employee of the contractor; or
(b)if the contract between the [F18local policing body] and the contractor is terminated or expires.
Textual Amendments
F15Words in s. 39(1)(2) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 294(2); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F16S. 39(11)(a)(b) substituted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 6, 53, Sch. 4 para. 13; S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(d)
F17S. 39(11)(a)-(ab) substituted for s. 39(11)(a) (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 294(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 68)
F18Words in s. 39(13)(b) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 294(4); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 39 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 28(1)(b)(2), 120 (with s. 72); S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(k)
Commencement Information
I1S. 39 wholly in force at 1.4.2003; s. 39 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 108(2); s. 39(9)(10)(11)(a)(b) and (d) in force at 1.10.2002 by S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(d)(i); s. 39 in force in so far as not already in force at 1.4.2003 by S.I. 2003/808, art. 2(b)
(1)The chief officer of police of any police force may, if he considers that it is appropriate to do so for the purposes specified in subsection (3), establish and maintain a scheme (“a community safety accreditation scheme”).
(2)A community safety accreditation scheme is a scheme for the exercise in the chief officer’s police area by persons accredited by him under section 41 of the powers conferred by their accreditations under that section.
(3)Those purposes are—
(a)contributing to community safety and security; and
(b)in co-operation with the police force for the area, combatting crime and disorder, public nuisance and other forms of anti-social behaviour.
(4)Before establishing a community safety accreditation scheme for his police area, a chief officer of any police force (other than the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis) must consult with—
(a)the [F19local policing body] maintaining that force, and
(b)every local authority any part of whose area lies within the police area.
(5)Before establishing a community safety accreditation scheme for the metropolitan police district, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis must consult with—
[F20(a)the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;]
(b)the Mayor of London; and
(c)every local authority any part of whose area lies within the metropolitan police district.
(6)In subsections (4)(b) and (5)(c) “local authority” means—
(a)in relation to England, a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly; and
(b)in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council.
(7)Every [F21police and crime plan under section 5 or 6 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011] which is issued after the commencement of this section, F22... must set out—
(a)whether a community safety accreditation scheme is maintained for the police area in question;
(b)if not, whether there is any proposal to establish such a scheme for that area during the period to which the plan relates;
(c)particulars of any such proposal or of any proposal to modify during that period any community safety accreditation scheme that is already maintained for that area;
(d)the extent (if any) of any arrangements for provisions specified in Schedule 4 to be applied to designated persons employed by the [F23local policing body] ; and
(e)the respects in which any community safety accreditation scheme that is maintained or proposed will be supplementing those arrangements during the period to which the plan relates.
(8)A community safety accreditation scheme must contain provision for the making of arrangements with employers who—
(a)are carrying on business in the police area in question, or
(b)are carrying on business in relation to the whole or any part of that area or in relation to places situated within it,
for those employers to supervise the carrying out by their employees of the community safety functions for the purposes of which powers are conferred on those employees by means of accreditations under section 41.
(9)It shall be the duty of a chief officer of police who establishes and maintains a community safety accreditation scheme to ensure that the employers of the persons on whom powers are conferred by the grant of accreditations under section 41 have established and maintain satisfactory arrangements for handling complaints relating to the carrying out by those persons of the functions for the purposes of which the powers are conferred.
Textual Amendments
F19Words in s. 40(4)(a) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 295(2); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F20S. 40(5)(a) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 295(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F21Words in s. 40(7) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 295(4)(a); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F22Words in s. 40(7) omitted (16.1.2012) by virtue of Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 295(4)(b); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F23Words in s. 40(7) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 295(4)(c); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
(1)This section applies where a chief officer of police has, for the purposes of a community safety accreditation scheme, entered into any arrangements with any employer for or with respect to the carrying out of community safety functions by employees of that employer.
(2)The chief officer of police may, on the making of an application for the purpose by such person and in such manner as he may require, grant accreditation under this section to any employee of the employer.
(3)Schedule 5 (which sets out the powers that may be conferred on accredited persons) shall have effect.
(4)A chief officer of police shall not grant accreditation to a person under this section unless he is satisfied—
(a)that that person’s employer is a fit and proper person to supervise the carrying out of the functions for the purposes of which the accreditation is to be granted;
(b)that the person himself is a suitable person to exercise the powers that will be conferred on him by virtue of the accreditation;
(c)that that person is capable of effectively carrying out the functions for the purposes of which those powers are to be conferred on him; and
(d)that that person has received adequate training for the exercise of those powers.
[F24(4A)A chief officer of police may not grant accreditation under this section to a weights and measures inspector.]
(5)A chief officer of police may charge such fee as he considers appropriate for one or both of the following—
(a)considering an application for or for the renewal of an accreditation under this section;
(b)granting such an accreditation.
(6)A person authorised or required to do anything by virtue of an accreditation under this section—
(a)shall not be authorised or required by virtue of that accreditation to engage in any conduct otherwise than in the course of his employment by the employer with whom the chief officer of police has entered into the arrangements mentioned in subsection (1); and
(b)shall be so authorised or required subject to such other restrictions and conditions (if any) as may be specified in his accreditation.
(7)An accreditation under this section, unless it is previously withdrawn or ceases to have effect in accordance with subsection (8), shall remain in force for such period as may be specified in the accreditation; but it may be renewed at any time with effect from the time when it would otherwise expire.
(8)An accreditation under this section shall cease to have effect—
(a)if the accredited person ceases to be an employee of the person with whom the chief officer of police has entered into the arrangements mentioned in subsection (1); or
(b)if those arrangements are terminated or expire.
Textual Amendments
F24S. 41(4A) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 42; S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
(1)The chief officer of police of any police force may, on the making of an application for the purpose by such person and in such manner as he may require, grant accreditation under this section to a weights and measures inspector.
(2)A weights and measures inspector to whom an accreditation under this section is granted by a chief officer of police may exercise the powers conferred by the accreditation in the chief officer's police area.
(3)Schedule 5A (which sets out the powers that may be conferred on inspectors accredited under this section) shall have effect.
(4)A chief officer of police shall not grant accreditation to a weights and measures inspector under this section unless he is satisfied that—
(a)the inspector is a suitable person to exercise the powers that will be conferred on him by virtue of the accreditation; and
(b)the inspector has received adequate training for the exercise of those powers.
(5)A chief officer of police may charge such fee as he considers appropriate for one or both of the following—
(a)considering an application for or for the renewal of an accreditation under this section;
(b)granting an accreditation under this section.
(6)A weights and measures inspector authorised or required to do anything by virtue of an accreditation under this section—
(a)shall not be authorised or required by virtue of that accreditation to engage in any conduct otherwise than in the course of his duties as a weights and measures inspector; and
(b)shall be so authorised or required subject to such other restrictions and conditions (if any) as may be specified in his accreditation.
(7)An accreditation under this section, unless it is previously withdrawn or ceases to have effect in accordance with subsection (8), shall remain in force for such period as may be specified in the accreditation, but it may be renewed at any time with effect from the time when it would otherwise expire.
(8)An accreditation under this section shall cease to have effect if the accredited inspector ceases to hold office as a weights and measures inspector.]
Textual Amendments
F25S. 41A inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 15(1), 53; S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(k) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide for section 41A and any other provision of this Chapter relating to accredited inspectors to apply (with or without modification) in relation to persons of a description specified in the order.
(2)The provision which may be made by an order under this section includes such modifications of other enactments as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or appropriate.
(3)No order shall be made under this section unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.]
Textual Amendments
F26S. 41B inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 16, 53; S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(l); (subject to arts. 6, 7)
[F27(A1)A person who exercises or performs any power or duty in relation to any person in reliance on his designation under section 38 as a community support officer, or who purports to do so, shall produce to that person evidence of his designation, if requested to do so.
(B1)A person who exercises or performs any non-standard power or non-standard duty in relation to any person in reliance on his designation under section 38 as a community support officer, or who purports to do so, shall produce to that person evidence that the power or duty has been conferred or imposed on him, if requested to do so.
(C1)For the purposes of subsection (B1), a power or duty is “non-standard” if it is not one of the standard powers and duties of a community support officer.]
(1)A person who exercises or performs any power or duty in relation to any person in reliance on his designation under section 38 [F28, 38B] or 39 or his accreditation under section 41 [F29or 41A] , or who purports to do so, shall produce that designation or accreditation to that person, if requested to do so.
[F30(1A)Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who exercises or performs any power or duty in reliance on his designation under section 38 as a community support officer, or who purports to do so.]
(2)A power exercisable by any person in reliance on his designation by a chief officer of police under section 38 or 39 or his accreditation under section 41 shall [F31, subject to subsection (2A),] be exercisable only by a person wearing such uniform as may be—
(a)determined or approved for the purposes of this Chapter by the chief officer of police who granted the designation or accreditation; and
(b)identified or described in the designation or accreditation;
and, in the case of an accredited person, such a power shall be exercisable only if he is also wearing such badge as may be specified for the purposes of this subsection by the Secretary of State, and is wearing it in such manner, or in such place, as may be so specified.
[F32(2ZA)A power exercisable by any person in reliance on a designation under section 38B by the chief officer of police of the assisted force shall, subject to subsection (2A), be exercisable only by a person wearing such uniform as may be—
(a)determined or approved for the purposes of this Chapter by the chief officer of police of the assisting police force; and
(b)identified or described in the designation.
In this subsection, “assisted force” and “assisting force” have the same meanings as in section 38B.]
[F33(2A)A police officer of or above the rank of inspector may direct a particular investigating officer not to wear a uniform for the purposes of a particular operation; and if he so directs, subsection (2) [F34or (2ZA)] shall not apply in relation to that investigating officer for the purposes of that operation.
(2B)In subsection (2A), “investigating officer” means a person designated as an investigating officer under section 38 [F35(in relation to subsection (2)) or section 38B (in relation to subsection (2ZA))] by the chief officer of police of the same force as the officer giving the direction.]
(3)A chief officer of police who has granted a designation or accreditation to any person under section 38 [F36, 38B] , 39 or 41 [F37or an accreditation to any weights and measures inspector under section 41A] may at any time, by notice to the designated or accredited person [F38or the accredited inspector] , modify or withdraw that designation or accreditation.
F39(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(5)Where any person’s designation under section 39 is modified or withdrawn, the chief officer giving notice of the modification or withdrawal shall send a copy of the notice to the contractor responsible for supervising that person in the carrying out of the functions for the purposes of which the designation was granted.
(6)Where any person’s accreditation under section 41 is modified or withdrawn, the chief officer giving notice of the modification or withdrawal shall send a copy of the notice to the employer responsible for supervising that person in the carrying out of the functions for the purposes of which the accreditation was granted.
[F40(6A)Where the accreditation of a weights and measures inspector under section 41A is modified or withdrawn, the chief officer giving notice of the modification or withdrawal shall send a copy of the notice to the local weights and measures authority by which the inspector was appointed.]
(7)For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of employees of a [F41chief officer of police or local policing body] , conduct by such an employee in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 38 shall be taken to be conduct in the course of his employment by the [F41chief officer of police or local policing body]; and, in the case of a tort, [F42that chief officer or body] shall fall to be treated as a joint tortfeasor accordingly.
[F43(7A)For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of a civilian employee of a police force (within the meaning of section 38B), conduct by such an employee in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 38B shall be taken to be conduct in the course of the employee's employment by the employer; and, in the case of a tort, that employer shall fall to be treated as a joint tortfeasor accordingly.]
F39(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(9)For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of employees of a contractor (within the meaning of section 39), conduct by such an employee in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under that section shall be taken to be conduct in the course of his employment by that contractor; and, in the case of a tort, that contractor shall fall to be treated as a joint tortfeasor accordingly.
(10)For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of employees of a person with whom a chief officer of police has entered into any arrangements for the purposes of a community safety accreditation scheme, conduct by such an employee in reliance or purported reliance on an accreditation under section 41 shall be taken to be conduct in the course of his employment by that employer; and, in the case of a tort, that employer shall fall to be treated as a joint tortfeasor accordingly.
[F44(11)For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of weights and measures inspectors, conduct by such an inspector in reliance or purported reliance on an accreditation under section 41A shall be taken to be conduct in the course of his duties as a weights and measures inspector; and, in the case of a tort, the local weights and measures authority by which he was appointed shall fall to be treated as a joint tortfeasor accordingly.]
Textual Amendments
F27S. 42(A1)-(C1) inserted (1.12.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 9, 53, Sch. 5 para. 3(2); S.I. 2007/3203, art. 2(c)
F28Word in s. 42(1) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 4(2); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F29Words in s. 42(1) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 43(2); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6,7)
F30S. 42(1A) inserted (1.12.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 9, 53, Sch. 5 para. 3(3); S.I. 2007/3203, art. 2(c)
F31Words in s. 42(2) inserted (1.7.2005 for certain purposes and 1.8.2005 otherwise) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 122(2)(a), 178; S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(h); S.I. 2005/2026, art. 2(d)
F32S. 42(2ZA) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 4(3); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F33S. 42(2A)(2B) inserted (1.7.2005 for certain purposes and 1.8.2005 otherwise) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 122(2)(b), 178; S.I. 2005/1521, art. 3(1)(h); S.I. 2005/2026, art. 2(d)
F34Words in s. 42(2A) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 4(4); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F35Words in s. 42(2B) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 4(5); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F36Word in s. 42(3) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 4(6); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F37Words in s. 42(3) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 43(3)(a); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F38Words in s. 42(3) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 43(3)(b); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F39S. 42(4)(8) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 182, Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(oo) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F40S. 42(6A) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 43(4); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F41Words in s. 42(7) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 296(a); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F42Words in s. 42(7) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 296(b); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F43S. 42(7A) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 4(7); S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
F44S. 42(11) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 43(5); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3S. 42 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 28(1)(c)(2), 120 (with s. 72); S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(k)
(1)The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purpose of enabling the chief constable of the British Transport Police Force to establish and maintain a scheme (“a railway safety accreditation scheme”).
[F45(2)A railway safety accreditation scheme is a scheme for the exercise, within a place specified in section 31(1)(a) to (f) of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 in England and Wales, by persons accredited by the chief constable of the British Transport Police Force under the scheme, of the powers conferred on those persons by their accreditation under that scheme.]
(3)The regulations may make provision—
(a)as to the purposes for which a railway safety accreditation scheme may be established;
(b)as to the procedure to be followed in the establishment of such a scheme; and
(c)as to matters for which such a scheme must contain provision.
(4)The regulations may make provision as to the descriptions of persons who may be accredited under a railway safety accreditation scheme and as to the procedure and criteria to be applied for the grant of any accreditation under such a scheme.
(5)The regulations may make provision as to the powers which may be conferred on a person by an accreditation under such a scheme.
(6)Subject to subsection (7), no regulations made by virtue of subsection (5) shall permit a power to be conferred on a person accredited under a railway safety accreditation scheme which could not be conferred on an accredited person under a community safety accreditation scheme.
(7)The regulations may provide that the powers which may be conferred on a person by an accreditation under a railway safety accreditation scheme include the powers of a constable F46... to give a penalty notice under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (fixed penalty notices) in respect of the following offences—
(a)an offence under section 55 of the British Transport Commission Act 1949 (c. xxix) (trespassing on a railway);
(b)an offence under section 56 of that Act (throwing stones etc. at trains or other things on railways).
(8)In relation to a person accredited under a railway safety accreditation scheme, the regulations may apply, with such modifications as may be prescribed by them, any provision of this Chapter which applies in relation to an accredited person.
(9)Before making regulations under this section the Secretary of State shall consult with—
[F47(a)the Association of Chief Police Officers;]
(b)the chief constable of the British Transport Police Force;
[F48(c)such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
(ca)the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
(cb)the Common Council of the City of London; and]
(d)the [F49British Transport Police Authority] ;
(e)persons whom he considers to represent the interests of local authorities;
(f)the Mayor of London; and
(g)such other persons as he thinks fit.
(10)In this section—
“local authorities” means district councils, London borough councils, county councils in Wales, county borough councils and the Common Council of the City of London; and
F50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F45S. 43(2) substituted (1.7.2004) by The British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1573), art. 12(7)(a)
F46Words in s. 43(7) omitted (8.4.2013) by virtue of Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10), s. 151(1), Sch. 23 para. 14(2); S.I. 2013/453, art. 4(e)
F47S. 43(9)(a) substituted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 6, 53, Sch. 4 para. 14(a); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(d) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F48S. 43(9)(c)-(cd) substituted for s. 43(9)(c) (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 297; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 69)
F49Words in s. 43(9)(d) substituted (1.7.2004) by The British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1573), art. 12(7)(b)
F50S. 43(10): definition of "policed premises" repealed (1.7.2004) by The British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1573), art. 12(7)(c)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4S. 43 amended (1.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 73, 120, Sch. 5 para. 4 (with s. 72); S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(jjj)
(1)Section 96 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (c. 27) (additional powers of traffic wardens) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (2)(c) (powers under the Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) which may be conferred on traffic wardens), after sub-paragraph (i) there shall be inserted—
“(ia)section 67(3) (which relates to the power of a constable in uniform to stop vehicles for testing);”.
(3)In subsection (3)(traffic wardens not to be given the powers of a constable under sections 163, 164(1), (2) and (6) and 165 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 except for the purposes of exercising them in the circumstances specified in that subsection)—
(a)in the words before paragraph (a), the words “163” (which refer to the power to stop a vehicle) shall be omitted; and
(b)paragraph (c) and the word “or” immediately preceding it shall cease to have effect.
(1)The Secretary of State shall issue a code of practice about the exercise and performance by chief officers of police F51. . . of their powers and duties under this Chapter.
(2)The Secretary of State may from time to time revise the whole or any part of a code of practice issued under this section.
(3)Before issuing or revising a code of practice under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult with—
(a)F52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)F52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F53(c)such persons as appear to the Secretary of State to represent the views of police and crime commissioners;
(ca)the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime;
(cb)the Common Council of the City of London; and]
(d)F52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e)F52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F54(f)the Association of Chief Police Officers;]
(g)persons whom he considers to represent the interests of local authorities;
(h)the Mayor of London; and
(i)such other persons as he thinks fit.
(4)The Secretary of State shall lay any code of practice issued by him under this section, and any revisions of any such code, before Parliament.
(5)In discharging any function to which a code of practice under this section relates, a chief officer of police F55. . . shall have regard to the code.
(6)For the purposes of subsection (3)(g), “local authorities” means district councils, London borough councils, county councils in Wales, county borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
Textual Amendments
F51Words in s. 45(1) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 183(2), Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(oo) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F52S. 45(3)(a)(b)(d)(e) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 183(3), Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(oo) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F53S. 45(3)(c)-(cb) substituted for s. 45(3)(c) (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 298; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 70)
F54S. 45(3)(f) substituted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 6, 53, Sch. 4 para. 15(b); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(d) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F55Words in s. 45(5) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 183(4), Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(oo) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C5S. 45 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 28(1)(d)(2), 120 (with s. 72); S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(k)
(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,
[F56(ba)an accredited inspector in the execution of his duty,] or
(c)a person assisting a designated or accredited person [F57or an accredited inspector] 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,
[F58(ba)an accredited inspector in the execution of his duty,] or
(c)a person assisting a designated or accredited person [F57or an accredited inspector] 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 [F59, an accredited person or an accredited inspector] ,
(b)makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he is a designated person [F60, that he is an accredited person or that he is an accredited inspector] , or
(c)makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he has powers as a designated or accredited person [F61or as an accredited inspector] 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 [F62, accredited person or accredited inspector] of his duty are references to his exercising any power or performing any duty which is his by virtue of his designation or accreditation.
[F63(5)References in this section to a designated person are to—
(a)a designated person within the meaning given by section 47(1), and
(b)a person in relation to whom a designation under section 38B is for the time being in force.]
Textual Amendments
F56S. 46(1)(ba) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 44(2)(a); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F57Words in s. 46(1)(c)(2)(c) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 44(2)(b); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F58S. 46(2)(ba) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 44(2)(a); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F59Words in s. 46(3)(a) substituted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 44(3)(a); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F60Words in s. 46(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 44(3)(b); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F61Words in s. 46(3)(c) inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 44(3)(c); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F62Words in s. 46(4) substituted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 44(4); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F63S. 46(5) inserted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 13 para. 5; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C6S. 46 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 28(1)(e)(2), 120 (with s. 72); S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(k)
(1)In this Chapter—
[F64“accredited inspector” means a weights and measures inspector in relation to whom an accreditation under section 41A is for the time being in force;]
“accredited person” means a person in relation to whom an accreditation under section 41 is for the time being in force;
“community safety functions” means any functions the carrying out of which would be facilitated by the ability to exercise one or more of the powers mentioned in Schedule 5;
“conduct” includes omissions and statements;
“designated person” means a person in relation to whom a designation under section 38 or 39 is for the time being in force;
F65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F67“weights and measures inspector” means an inspector of weights and measures appointed under section 72(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985.]
(2)In this Chapter—
(a)references to carrying on business include references to carrying out functions under any enactment; and
(b)references to the employees of a person carrying on business include references to persons holding office under a person, and references to employers shall be construed accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F64S. 47(1): definition of "accredited inspector" inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 45; S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
F65S. 47(1): definition of "Director General" repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 184, Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(oo) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F66S. 47(1): definition of "Service Authority" repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 184, Sch. 17 Pt. 2; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. paras. 10, 12, 13(oo) (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F67S. 47(1): definition of "weights and measures inspector" inserted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 45; S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p) (subject to arts. 6, 7)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C7S. 47 applied (with modifications) (1.7.2004) by Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 (c. 20), ss. 28(1)(f)(2), 120 (with s. 72); S.I. 2004/1572, art. 3(k)
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