# Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, Paragraph 13: Impersonating a designated ICRIR officer

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/41/schedule/2/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-troubles-legacy-and-reconciliation-act-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-13
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.