# Immigration Act 2016, Paragraph 11


(1) A person who without reasonable excuse remains on or enters premises in contravention of an illegal working closure notice commits an offence.
(2) A person who without reasonable excuse contravenes an illegal working compliance order commits an offence.
(3) A person who without reasonable excuse obstructs a person acting under paragraph 4 or paragraph 10 commits an offence.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction—
(a) in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, to a fine or to both;
(b) in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both;
(c) in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
(5) In relation to an offence committed before section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, the reference in sub-paragraph (4)(a) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/schedule/6/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/immigration-act-2016/schedule-6/paragraph-11
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