Legislation – Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
SCHEDULE 2Operational powers of ICRIR officers
Impersonating a designated ICRIR officer
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(1)
Any person (P) who, with intent to deceive—
(a)
impersonates a designated ICRIR officer,
(b)
makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that P is a designated ICRIR officer, or
(c)
makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that P has powers as a designated ICRIR officer that exceed the powers that P actually has,
is guilty of an offence.
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable—
(a)
on conviction on indictment in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine, or to both;
(b)
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(c)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both;
(d)
on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.