sec.10.18Prohibited use of words suggesting association with police

### sec.10.18 Prohibited use of words suggesting association with police Except with the commissioner’s consent thereto first obtained, a body or association of persons (whether incorporated or not) must not— have a prescribed expression as, or as part of, its name; use a prescribed expression in conjunction with its name, in any context. Except with the commissioner’s consent thereto first obtained, a person must not— have a prescribed expression as, or as part of, a name under which the person conducts business; use a prescribed expression in conjunction with a name under which the person conducts business, in any context. In this section a prescribed expression is any of the following— commissioner of police; commissioner of the police service; member of the police service; police; police force; police officer; any expression that resembles any of the expressions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) , or that includes words taken from 2 or more of the expressions. A person who contravenes, or is taken to have contravened subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence against this Act. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. If a contravention of subsection (1) occurs each member of the governing body of the body or association concerned is taken to have committed the contravention and is liable to the prescribed penalty for an offence against this Act. (sec.10.18-ssec.1) Except with the commissioner’s consent thereto first obtained, a body or association of persons (whether incorporated or not) must not— have a prescribed expression as, or as part of, its name; use a prescribed expression in conjunction with its name, in any context. (sec.10.18-ssec.2) Except with the commissioner’s consent thereto first obtained, a person must not— have a prescribed expression as, or as part of, a name under which the person conducts business; use a prescribed expression in conjunction with a name under which the person conducts business, in any context. (sec.10.18-ssec.3) In this section a prescribed expression is any of the following— commissioner of police; commissioner of the police service; member of the police service; police; police force; police officer; any expression that resembles any of the expressions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) , or that includes words taken from 2 or more of the expressions. (sec.10.18-ssec.4) A person who contravenes, or is taken to have contravened subsection (1) or (2) commits an offence against this Act. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.10.18-ssec.5) If a contravention of subsection (1) occurs each member of the governing body of the body or association concerned is taken to have committed the contravention and is liable to the prescribed penalty for an offence against this Act. - (a) have a prescribed expression as, or as part of, its name; - (b) use a prescribed expression in conjunction with its name, in any context. - (a) have a prescribed expression as, or as part of, a name under which the person conducts business; - (b) use a prescribed expression in conjunction with a name under which the person conducts business, in any context. - (a) commissioner of police; - (b) commissioner of the police service; - (c) member of the police service; - (d) police; - (e) police force; - (f) police officer; - (g) any expression that resembles any of the expressions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (f) , or that includes words taken from 2 or more of the expressions.