Paragraph 14 Liability for acts of police members of staff
England and Wales
The Authority shall be liable in respect of F1any unlawful conduct of seconded constables in the carrying out, or purported carrying out, of their functions as members of the staff of the Authority in like manner as an employer is liable in respect of any unlawful conduct of his employees in the course of their employment; and accordingly the Authority shall F2, in the case of a tort, be treated for all purposes as a joint tortfeasor.
In this paragraph “seconded constables” means constables serving as members of the staff of the Authority without being employees of the Authority.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 3 para. 14(1) substituted (1.10.2002) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), s. 102(1)(a)(2); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2
- F2
Words in Sch. 3 para. 14(1) substituted (1.10.2002) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), s. 102(1)(b)(2); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 3 para. 14(1) excluded (prosp.) by Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37), s. 51A(2B) (as inserted (prosp.) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), ss. 95(4), 108)
Notes on Schedule 3
Textual amendments
- F1
Sch. 3 repealed (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 13 para. 6, Sch. 15 Pt. 1(A); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(q)