SCHEDULE 5 Powers Exercisable by Accredited Persons

SCHEDULE 5 Powers Exercisable by Accredited Persons

Police Reform Act 2002 (2002 c 30) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 5 Powers Exercisable by Accredited Persons

Section 41

Power to issue fixed penalty notices

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(1)     An accredited person whose accreditation specifies that this paragraph applies to him shall have the powers specified in sub-paragraph (2) in relation to any individual who he has reason to believe has committed or is committing a relevant fixed penalty offence at a place within the relevant police area.

(2)     Those powers are the following powers so far as exercisable in respect of a relevant [fixed penalty] offence—

(a)     the power of a constable in uniform to give a person a fixed penalty notice under section 54 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c 53) (fixed penalty notices) in respect of an offence under section 72 of the Highway Act 1835 (c 50) (riding on a footway) committed by cycling;

[(aa)     the powers of a constable . . . to give a penalty notice under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (fixed penalty notices in respect of offences of disorder) . . .;]

[(ab)     the power of a constable to give a penalty notice under section 444A of the Education Act 1996 (penalty notice in respect

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