# Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023, Paragraph 11: Assaulting a designated ICRIR officer

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Any person who assaults—
(a) a designated ICRIR officer in the execution of that ICRIR officer’s duty, or
(b) a person assisting a designated ICRIR officer in the execution of that ICRIR officer’s duty,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1)(a) does not apply to an assault on a designated ICRIR officer under the law of England and Wales (instead see section 1 of the Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018).
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine, or to both;
(b) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(c) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both;
(d) on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
(4) In this paragraph, the references to the execution of the duty of a designated ICRIR officer are references to—
(a) the exercise of a power or privilege conferred by the designation of the ICRIR officer;
(b) the performance of a duty imposed by the designation of the ICRIR officer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/41/schedule/2/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-troubles-legacy-and-reconciliation-act-2023/schedule-2/paragraph-11
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.