The Act Schedule 5: Powers exercisable by accredited persons
248.This schedule details the powers that can be exercised by an accredited person if specified in his accreditation. The list of powers is more limited than those that can be conferred on community support officers under Part 1 of Schedule 4. Accredited persons can issue fixed penalty notices for offences of cycling on a footway (section 54 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 in respect of section 72 of the Highway Act 1835); dog fouling (section 4 of the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996) and litter (section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990), but cannot issue fixed penalty notices under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (paragraph 1). Under paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 5, accredited persons can have conferred on them the power to require the name and address of a person acting in an anti-social manner, like community support officers under paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 4. However, unlike community support officers, accredited persons cannot have conferred on them the power to detain an individual who does not comply with this request. Nor can accredited persons use reasonable force when exercising their powers (as community support officers can under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4). Under paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, accredited persons can have conferred on them the same powers regarding alcohol consumption in designated places, confiscation of alcohol and confiscation of tobacco as community support officers under paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 4. Again as with community support officers, accredited persons can have conferred on them any powers conferred on designated persons for the removal of abandoned vehicles by regulations under section 99 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (paragraph 7). Under paragraphs 8 and 9, accredited persons can also have conferred on them the same powers regarding stopping vehicles for testing, and the escorting of abnormal loads, as community support officers under paragraphs 11 and 12 of Schedule 4. However, accredited persons are not permitted to enter or search any premises for the purposes of saving life or limb or preventing serious damage to property (as suitably designated community support officers can under paragraph 8 of Schedule 4). Accredited persons do not have any of the powers to seize vehicles used to cause alarm etc. (paragraph 9 of Schedule 4). They do not have any of the powers to carry out road checks (paragraph 13 of Schedule 4). Nor do they have any powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 (paragraphs 14 and 15 of Schedule 4).