# The Port Security Regulations 2009, Regulation 34: Unauthorised presence in a controlled building


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person who contravenes regulation 24(1) or (2) without lawful authority or reasonable excuse is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) A person who contravenes regulation 24(1) or (2) is not guilty of an offence unless it is proved that, at the material time, notices stating that the building concerned was a controlled building were posted so as to be reasonably seen and read by a person entering the controlled building.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2048/regulation/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/port-security-regulations-2009/regulation-34
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