Legislation – Crime and Courts Act 2013
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SCHEDULE 5Police, customs and immigration powers
Part 7Offences relating to designations
Impersonation of designated officer etc
23
(1)
A person commits an offence if, with intent to deceive—
(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.