Crime and Courts Act 2013

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21(1)A person commits an offence if the person resists or wilfully obstructs—U.K.

(a)a designated officer acting in the exercise of an operational power, or

(b)a person who is assisting a designated officer in the exercise of such a power.

(2)A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to either or both of the following—

(a)imprisonment for a term not exceeding—

(i)51 weeks on conviction in England and Wales;

(ii)12 months on conviction in Scotland;

(iii)1 month on conviction in Northern Ireland;

(b)a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 21 in force at 7.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(m)