19Uniforms and identification numbers

##### 19 Uniforms and identification numbers (1) A protective service officer shall, at all times when on duty, wear a uniform of the kind that the protective service officer is, under the General Orders, required to wear when on duty. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a protective service officer during periods when the protective service officer is required or permitted by the Director not to wear uniform. (3) A protective service officer shall, at all times when in uniform, wear his or her identification number on, or attached to, the front of the uniform. Penalty: $500. (3A) Subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (4) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (3) if the defendant proves that the contravention of the subsection resulted from: (a) an act of another person (not being a protective service officer) done without the consent of the defendant; or (b) an unintentional omission of the defendant. (5) The Director shall take such steps as are necessary to enable protective service officers to comply with subsections (1) and (3). (6) Where a person in possession of a protective service officer’s uniform ceases to be a protective service officer, the person shall forthwith return the uniform to the APS employee in the Protective Service who is designated, in writing, by the Director. Penalty: $100. (7) Subsection (6) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.