Crime and Courts Act 2013

Impersonation of designated officer etc U.K.

23 (1) A person commits an offence if, with intent to deceive— U.K.

(a) the person impersonates a designated officer,

(b) the person makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that the person is a designated officer, or

(c) the person makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that the person has powers as a designated officer that exceed the powers the person actually has.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to either or both of the following—

(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding—

(i) 51 weeks on conviction in England and Wales;

(ii) 12 months on conviction in Scotland;

(iii) 6 months on conviction in Northern Ireland;

(b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 5 para. 23 in force at 7.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(m)