Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
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Designated officers and senior designated officers | ||
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177. (1) The Police Ombudsman may appoint in writing a person who is— | ||
(a) appointed under section 176 (1) as an officer of the Police Ombudsman, | ||
(b) deemed under section 176 (5) to be so appointed, or | ||
(c) engaged by the Police Ombudsman under section 181 , | ||
to be a designated officer for the purposes of any of the provisions of Part 6 . | ||
(2) The Police Ombudsman may appoint in writing any designated officer to be a senior designated officer for the purposes of any of the provisions of Part 6 . | ||
(3) The Police Ombudsman shall provide each person appointed under this section with a warrant card identifying the person and specifying whether the person is appointed as a designated officer or a senior designated officer. | ||
(4) A person provided with a warrant card shall carry it at all times while performing functions under Part 6 and, where requested by any person affected by the performance of such functions, shall produce the card for inspection. | ||
(5) In any legal proceedings, a certificate signed by the Police Ombudsman or the Deputy Police Ombudsman and stating that the person named in the certificate was a designated officer or senior designated officer of the Police Ombudsman for the purposes of any of the provisions of Part 6 on the date or dates specified in the certificate shall, unless the contrary is shown, be evidence of the matters stated therein, without further proof, including proof of the signature of the Police Ombudsman or the Deputy Police Ombudsman, as the case may be. |