26. Registration officers and police officers to produce identification
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When exercising any power under this Act, every registration officer and police officer must —
registration officer
“registration officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means —(a)the Commissioner;(b)the Deputy Commissioner of National Registration;(c)an Assistant Commissioner of National Registration; or(d)a person appointed as a registration officer under section 3(4) for the purposes of that provision.
if not in uniform, declare his or her office; and
on demand by any person affected by the exercise of that power, produce to that person any identification card or other document that the Commissioner (in the case of registration officers) or the Commissioner of Police (in the case of police officers) may direct to be carried.
Despite any provision of this Act, it is not an offence for a person to refuse to comply with any request, demand or order made or given by a registration officer or a police officer who does not comply with subsection (1).[16D
police officer
“police officer” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Police Force Act 2004;