# Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998, Section 66: Assaults on, and obstruction of, constables, etc.

Extent: N.I.

(1) Any person who assaults, resists, obstructs or impedes a constable in the execution of his duty, or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of an offence.
(1A) Any person who assaults, resists, obstructs or impedes a designated person in the execution of his duty, or a person assisting a designated person in the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1)or (1A) shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine, or to both.
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(3A) In subsection (1A) the references to the execution of the duty of a designated person are to—
(a) the exercise of a power conferred on him by his designation;
(b) the performance of a duty imposed on him by his designation.
(3B) In this section “ designated person ” means a person designated under section 30, 30A or 31 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003.
(4) This section also applies to a constable who is a member of a police force in Great Britain when he is executing a warrant, or otherwise acting in Northern Ireland, by virtue of any statutory provision conferring powers on him in Northern Ireland.
(5) In this section references to a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty include references to any person who is neither a constable nor in the company of a constable but who—
(a) is a member of an international joint investigation team that is led by a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and
(b) is carrying out his functions as a member of that team.
(6) In this section “ international joint investigation team ” means any investigation team formed in accordance with—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) any international agreement to which the United Kingdom is a party and which is specified for the purposes of this section in an order made by the Department of Justice.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/32/section/66 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-northern-ireland-act-1998/section-66
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