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Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998

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29 Liability for wrongful acts of constables.N.I.

(1)The Chief Constable shall be liable in respect of [F1any unlawful conduct of] members of the police force under his direction and control in the performance or purported performance of their functions in like manner as a master is liable in respect of [F1any unlawful conduct of] his servants in the course of their employment, and accordingly shall [F1, in the case of a tort,] be treated for all purposes as a joint tortfeasor.

(2)There shall be paid out of funds put at the disposal of the Chief Constable under [F2section 10(5) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000]

(a)any damages or costs awarded against the Chief Constable in any proceedings brought against him by virtue of this section and any costs incurred by him in any such proceedings so far as not recovered by him in those proceedings; and

(b)any sum required in connection with the settlement of any claim made against the Chief Constable by virtue of this section, if the settlement is approved by the [F3Board].

(3)The Chief Constable may, in such cases and to such extent as appear to him to be appropriate, pay—

(a)any damages or costs awarded against a member of the police force in proceedings for [F4any unlawful conduct of] that member;

(b)any costs incurred and not recovered by a member of the police force in such proceedings; and

(c)any sum required in connection with the settlement of a claim that has or might have given rise to such proceedings, if the settlement is approved by the [F3Board].

(4)The Chief Constable may make arrangements for the legal representation of any member of the police force in any proceedings mentioned in subsection (3).

(5)This section applies to persons serving with the [F5the Police Service of Northern Ireland] by virtue of section 98 of the M1Police Act 1996 or [F6section 23 or 24 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005] as it applies to members of the police force.

[F7(6)This section shall have effect where an international joint investigation team has been formed under the leadership of a constable who is a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland as if any unlawful conduct, in the performance or purported performance of his functions as such, of any member of that team who is neither—

(a)a constable, nor

(b)an employee of the Board,

were unlawful conduct of a constable under the direction and control of the Chief Constable.

(7) In this section “ international joint investigation team ” means any investigation team formed in accordance with—

(a)any framework decision on joint investigation teams adopted under Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union;

(b)the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union, and the Protocol to that Convention, established in accordance with that Article of that Treaty; or

(c)any international agreement to which the United Kingdom is a party and which is specified for the purposes of this section in an order made by the Secretary of State.

(8)A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (7) shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]

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F1Words in s. 29(1) substituted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 30, s. 102(1)(2); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(f)(xi)

F2Words in s. 29(2) substituted (4.11.2001) by 2000 c. 32, s. 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(e); S.R. 2001/396, art. 2, Sch.

F3Words in s. 29(2)(b)(3)(c) substituted (4.11.2001) by 2000 c. 32, s. 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(a); S.R. 2001/396, art. 2, Sch.

F4Words in s. 29(3)(a) substituted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 30, s. 102(4); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(f)(xi)

F5By 2000 c. 32, s. 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 23(2)(f) it is provided (4.11.2001) that words in s. 29(5) are substituted; S.R. 2001/396, art. 2, Sch.

F7S. 29(6)-(8) inserted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 30, s. 103(5); S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(f)(xii)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 29 applied (30.3.2001) by 2000 c. 32, s. 41(1)(a)(i); S.R. 2001/132, art. 2, Sch.

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