Sch 5 para 23
(1) A person commits an offence if, with intent to deceive— (a) the person impersonates a designated officer, (b) the person makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that the person is a designated officer, or (c) the person makes any statement or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that the person has powers as a designated officer that exceed the powers the person actually has. (2) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to either or both of the following— (a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding— (i) 51 weeks on conviction in England and Wales; (ii) 12 months on conviction in Scotland; (iii) 6 months on conviction in Northern Ireland; (b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.