Part 7 Offences Relating to Designations
Crime and Courts Act 2013 (2013 c 22) | Legislation

Part 7 Offences Relating to Designations

Resistance or wilful obstruction of designated officers etc

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(1)     A person commits an offence if the person resists or wilfully obstructs—

(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

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