# Crime and Courts Act 2013, Paragraph 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/schedule/5/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-courts-act-2013/schedule-5/paragraph-23
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