29Indemnity for issuing agencies and officers

29 Indemnity for issuing agencies and officers

(1)  This section applies if the chief officer of a law enforcement agency makes a request to the chief officer of an issuing agency of a participating jurisdiction under section 26 .

(2)  The law enforcement agency must indemnify the issuing agency, and any officer of the issuing agency, for any liability incurred by the agency or officer (including reasonable costs) if –

(a) the liability is incurred because of something done (whether in this jurisdiction or elsewhere) by the agency or officer to comply with the request in the course of duty; and

(b) any requirements prescribed under the regulations have been met.