15Accreditation of weights and measures inspectors
(1)After section 41 of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30) there is inserted—
“41AAccreditation of weights and measures inspectors
(1)The chief officer of police of any police force may, on the making of an application for the purpose by such person and in such manner as he may require, grant accreditation under this section to a weights and measures inspector.
(2)A weights and measures inspector to whom an accreditation under this section is granted by a chief officer of police may exercise the powers conferred by the accreditation in the chief officer’s police area.
(3)Schedule 5A (which sets out the powers that may be conferred on inspectors accredited under this section) shall have effect.
(4)A chief officer of police shall not grant accreditation to a weights and measures inspector under this section unless he is satisfied that—
(a)the inspector is a suitable person to exercise the powers that will be conferred on him by virtue of the accreditation; and
(b)the inspector has received adequate training for the exercise of those powers.
(5)A chief officer of police may charge such fee as he considers appropriate for one or both of the following—
(a)considering an application for or for the renewal of an accreditation under this section;
(b)granting an accreditation under this section.
(6)A weights and measures inspector authorised or required to do anything by virtue of an accreditation under this section—
(a)shall not be authorised or required by virtue of that accreditation to engage in any conduct otherwise than in the course of his duties as a weights and measures inspector; and
(b)shall be so authorised or required subject to such other restrictions and conditions (if any) as may be specified in his accreditation.
(7)An accreditation under this section, unless it is previously withdrawn or ceases to have effect in accordance with subsection (8), shall remain in force for such period as may be specified in the accreditation, but it may be renewed at any time with effect from the time when it would otherwise expire.
(8)An accreditation under this section shall cease to have effect if the accredited inspector ceases to hold office as a weights and measures inspector.”
(2)After Schedule 5 to that Act there is inserted the Schedule set out in Schedule 7 to this Act.