# Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019, Section 75: Offences


(1) A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, intentionally—
(a) obstructs a person mentioned in subsection (2), or
(b) otherwise interferes with a police investigation into an incident in relation to which a constable has reasonable 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 in pursuance of—
(a) section 28(2),
(b) an order under section 36,
(c) a child interview order,
(d) authorisation under section 54(2),
(e) an order under section 63,
(f) authorisation under section 69(1).
(3) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/7/section/75 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/age-of-criminal-responsibility-scotland-act-2019/section-75
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