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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-and-security-northern-ireland-act-2007/schedule-3/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2007/6",
  "legislation_title": "Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/justice-and-security-northern-ireland-act-2007",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/8",
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  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person commits an offence if he—\n(a) knowingly fails to comply with a requirement imposed under paragraph 3, or\n(b) wilfully obstructs, or seeks to frustrate, a search of premises under this Schedule.\n(2) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph shall be liable—\n(a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or to both, or\n(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:12:55.493954+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."
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