6 Violence for securing entry
Criminal Law Act 1977 (1977 c 45) | Legislation

Part II Offences relating to Entering and Remaining on Property

6  Violence for securing entry

(1)     Subject to the following provisions of this section, any person who, without lawful authority, uses or threatens violence for the purpose of securing entry into any premises for himself or for any other person is guilty of an offence, provided that—

(a)     there is someone present on those premises at the time who is opposed to the entry which the violence is intended to secure; and

(b)     the person using or threatening the violence knows that that is the case.

[(1A)

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