Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30)
43(1)Section 42 of that Act (supplementary provisions relating to designations and accreditations) is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (1), after “section 41” there is inserted “or 41A”.
(3)In subsection (3)—
(a)after “or 41” there is inserted “or an accreditation to any weights and measures inspector under section 41A”;
(b)after “accredited person” there is inserted “or the accredited inspector”.
(4)After subsection (6) there is inserted—
“(6A)Where the accreditation of a weights and measures inspector under section 41A is modified or withdrawn, the chief officer giving notice of the modification or withdrawal shall send a copy of the notice to the local weights and measures authority by which the inspector was appointed.”
(5)After subsection (10) there is inserted—
“(11)For the purposes of determining liability for the unlawful conduct of weights and measures inspectors, conduct by such an inspector in reliance or purported reliance on an accreditation under section 41A shall be taken to be conduct in the course of his duties as a weights and measures inspector; and, in the case of a tort, the local weights and measures authority by which he was appointed shall fall to be treated as a joint tortfeasor accordingly.”