{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/schedule-13/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011/schedule-13/paragraph-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/13",
  "legislation_title": "Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/police-reform-and-social-responsibility-act-2011",
  "path": "schedule/13/paragraph/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 42 (supplementary provisions relating to designations and accreditations) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) In subsection (1), after “section 38” insert “ , 38B ”.\n(3) After subsection (2) insert—\n“(2ZA) A power exercisable by any person in reliance on a designation under section 38B by the chief officer of police of the assisted force shall, subject to subsection (2A), be exercisable only by a person wearing such uniform as may be—\n(a) determined or approved for the purposes of this Chapter by the chief officer of police of the assisting police force; and\n(b) identified or described in the designation.\nIn this subsection, “assisted force” and “assisting force” have the same meanings as in section 38B.”.\n(4) In subsection (2A), after “subsection (2)” insert “ or (2ZA) ”.\n(5) In subsection (2B), after “section 38” insert “ (in relation to subsection (2)) or section 38B (in relation to subsection (2ZA)) ”.\n(6) In subsection (3), after “section 38” insert “ , 38B ”.\n(7) After subsection (7) insert—\n“(7A) For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of a civilian employee of a police force (within the meaning of section 38B), conduct by such an employee in reliance or purported reliance on a designation under section 38B shall be taken to be conduct in the course of the employee's employment by the employer; and, in the case of a tort, that employer shall fall to be treated as a joint tortfeasor accordingly.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 13 para. 4 in force at 16.1.2012 by S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/13/schedule/13/paragraph/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:27.716276+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}