Article 16 OffencesI1

United Kingdom

(1)

A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, intentionally—

(a)

obstructs a person mentioned in paragraph (2), or

(b)

otherwise interferes with a police investigation into an incident in Scotland in relation to which a Scottish constable has grounds to suspect that a child, while under 12 years of age—

(i)

by behaving in a violent or dangerous way, has caused or risked causing serious physical harm to another person, or

(ii)

by behaving in a sexually violent or sexually coercive way, has caused or risked causing harm (whether physical or not) to another person.

(2)

The person is a constable or other person acting—

(a)

under article 10,

(b)

in pursuance of a child interview order or under article 11,

(c)

under article 12,

(d)

under article 13.

(3)

A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 16 in force at 17.12.2021, see art. 1(1)