# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Section 51E: Assaulting and obstructing Supreme Court security officers


(1) Any person who assaults a Supreme Court security officer acting in the execution of the officer's duty commits an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction—
(a) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or
(b) to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or
(c) to both.
(3) Subsection (2) applies—
(a) in England and Wales in relation to offences committed before 2 May 2022, and
(b) in Northern Ireland,
as if the reference to 12 months were a reference to 6 months.
(4) A person who resists or wilfully obstructs a Supreme Court security officer acting in the execution of the officer's duty commits an offence.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) 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/ukpga/2005/4/section/51E (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/section-51E
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