Paragraph 7

(1)

A person who assaults a court security officer acting in the execution of his duty commits an offence.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to—

(a)

a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

(b)

imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,

or to both.

(3)

A person who resists or intentionally obstructs a court security officer acting in the execution of his duty commits an offence.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Notes on Schedule 3

C1: Sch. 3: functions transferred (12.4.2010) by The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/976), art. 1(2), 15(1), Sch. 17 para. 20 (with arts. 28-31)