{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/schedule-16/paragraph-11",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/schedule-16/paragraph-11.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/20",
  "legislation_title": "Crime and Policing Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026",
  "path": "schedule/16/paragraph/11",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "11",
  "heading": "Obstruction etc",
  "text": "(1) A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person intentionally obstructs a constable in the performance of a function conferred by this Schedule.\n(2) A person commits an offence if—\n(a) the person fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement reasonably made, or a direction reasonably given, by a constable in the exercise of a power conferred by this Schedule, or\n(b) the person prevents any other person from complying with any such requirement or direction.\n(3) In this paragraph “constable” includes—\n(a) a person who has the powers of a constable;\n(b) a person authorised under paragraph 7(2) to accompany a person who is executing a search warrant.\n(4) A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;\n(b) on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 16 para. 11 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 255(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 16 para. 11 in force at 29.10.2026 by S.I. 2026/960, reg. 5(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/schedule/16/paragraph/11",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-07T03:35:03.708512+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}