Regulation 17 Authorised officer acting in good faith

An officer of an enforcement authority shall not be personally liable in respect of any act done by him in the execution or purported execution of these Regulations and within the scope of his employment, if he did that act in the honest belief that his duty under these Regulations required or entitled him to do it.

Nothing in paragraph (1) above, shall be construed as relieving an enforcement authority from any liability in respect of acts of its officers.

Where an action has been brought against an officer of an enforcement authority in respect of an act done by him in the execution or purported execution of these Regulations and the circumstances are such that he is not legally entitled to require the authority to indemnify him, the authority may, nevertheless, indemnify him against the whole or a part of any damages and costs or in Scotland of any damages and expenses which he may have been ordered to pay or which he may have incurred, if they are satisfied that he honestly believed that the act complained of was within the scope of his employment and that his duty under these Regulations required or entitled him to do it.

For the purposes of this regulation, a public analyst appointed by a food and drugs authority shall be treated as being an officer of that authority, whether or not he is employed full time.