{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-39",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005/section-39.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2005/5",
  "legislation_title": "Fire (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fire-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "section/39",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "39",
  "heading": "Assaulting or impeding employees discharging certain functions",
  "text": "(1) A person who assaults, obstructs or hinders another person who is—\n(a) an employee of SFRS; and\n(b) discharging any of the functions conferred on SFRS under section 8, 17 or 61,\ncommits an offence.\n(2) A person who assaults, obstructs or hinders another person who is providing assistance to SFRS under arrangements made by virtue of section 35 for the purpose of the carrying out by SFRS of any of the functions conferred on it by virtue of section 8 or 61 commits an offence.\n(3) A person who assaults, obstructs or hinders another person who is by virtue of section 36 carrying out a function conferred on SFRS by virtue of section 8 or 61 commits an offence.\n(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale or to both.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in s. 39(1)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 68(14)(a)(i); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 39(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 68(14)(a)(ii); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 39(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 68(14)(b)(i); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 39(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 68(14)(b)(ii); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in s. 39(3) substituted (1.4.2013) by Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 8), s. 129(2), Sch. 7 para. 68(14)(c); S.S.I. 2013/51, art. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in S.S.I. 2013/121)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in s. 39(4) substituted (10.12.2007) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), ss. 44(5)(a), 84 (with s. 44(6)); S.S.I. 2007/479, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 39(4) added (10.12.2007) by Criminal Proceedings etc. (Reform) (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 6), ss. 44(5)(b), 84 (with s. 44(6)); S.S.I. 2007/479, art. 3, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/5/section/39",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:28.643565+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."
}