39Impersonation etc. of designated personsN.I.
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(1)Section 67 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (impersonation etc.) is amended as follows.
(2)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)Any person who, with intent to deceive—
(a)impersonates a designated person; or
(b)makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he is a designated person; or
(c)makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that he has powers as a designated person that exceed the powers he actually has,
shall be guilty of an offence.”
(3)In subsection (3) after “subsection (1)” insert “ , (1A) ”
(4)After subsection (5) insert—
“(6)In this section “designated person” means a person designated under section 30 or 31 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003.”