Part 2Police powers
Designation of civilians
35Liability for unlawful conduct
1
For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of members of the police support staff—
a
a member of the police support staff must be treated as an employee of the Chief Constable in relation to conduct in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 30;
b
conduct by a member of the police support staff in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 30 must be taken to be conduct in the course of that employment;
c
in the case of a tort, the Chief Constable accordingly falls to be treated as a joint tortfeasor.
2
For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of employees of a contractor, conduct by such an employee in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 31 must be taken to be conduct in the course of his employment by the contractor; and, in the case of a tort, the contractor accordingly falls to be treated as a joint tortfeasor.
3
In subsection (2) “contractor” means a person who has entered into a contract with the Board such as is mentioned in section 31(1).