42 Offences in relation to counter-terrorism financial investigators
Criminal Finances Act 2017 (2017 c 22) | Legislation

42  Offences in relation to counter-terrorism financial investigators

(1)     After section 120A of the Terrorism Act 2000 insert—

“120B Offences in relation to counter-terrorism financial investigators

(1)     A person commits an offence if the person assaults a counter-terrorism financial investigator who is acting in the exercise of a relevant power.

(2)     A person commits an offence if the person resists or wilfully obstructs a counter-terrorism financial investigator who is acting in the exercise of a relevant power.

(3)     A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—

(a)     on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or to a fine, or to both;

(b)     on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.

(4)

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