The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at Sea) (Monitoring, Inspection and Surveillance) Order 2006

Protection of officers

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

28.—(1) An officer is not liable in any civil or criminal proceedings for anything done or omitted to be done in the purported exercise of the powers conferred by article 24, 25 or 27 if the court is satisfied that—

(a)the officer acted in good faith;

(b)there were reasonable grounds for so acting; and

(c)he acted with reasonable skill and care.

(2) In this article and in article 30, “officer” means—

(a)a British sea-fishery officer; or

(b)a person assisting him by virtue of article 24(2) or 25(1)(b) or authorisation under article 26.