67 Assaults on emergency workers

67  Assaults on emergency workers

(1)     This section applies where a court is considering the seriousness of an offence listed in subsection (3).

(2)     If the offence was committed against an emergency worker acting in the exercise of functions as such a worker, the court—

(a)     must treat that fact as an aggravating factor, and

(b)     must state in open court that the offence is so aggravated.

(3)     The offences referred to in subsection

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