Section 6 Powers of police officers in relation to a prohibited placeI1I2
United Kingdom
A constable may order—
a person not to engage, or to cease to engage, in conduct mentioned in section 4(1)(a) (whether in person or by electronic or remote means) in relation to a prohibited place;
a person who has accessed or entered a prohibited place (whether in person or by electronic or remote means) to leave it immediately;
a person in an area adjacent to a prohibited place to leave the area immediately;
the driver or person in charge of a vehicle or device (whether in person or by electronic or remote means) in a prohibited place, or in an area adjacent to a prohibited place, to move the vehicle or device from the place or area immediately.
A constable may arrange for—
the removal of a vehicle or device from a prohibited place or an area adjacent to a prohibited place;
the movement of a vehicle or device within a prohibited place or an area adjacent to a prohibited place.
A constable may not exercise a power under subsection (1) or (2) unless the constable reasonably believes that exercising the power is necessary to protect the safety or interests of the United Kingdom.
A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with an order imposed under subsection (1).
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale (or both).
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 100(1)
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S. 6 in force at 20.12.2023 by S.I. 2023/1272, reg. 2(a)