{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1953-repealed/section-65",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1953-repealed/section-65.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/36",
  "legislation_title": "Post Office Act 1953 (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1953-repealed",
  "path": "section/65",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "65",
  "heading": "Obstruction and molestation of officers of the Post Office.",
  "text": "(1) If any person wilfully obstructs or molests, or incites anyone to obstruct or molest a person engaged in the business of the Post Office in the execution of his duty, or whilst in any post office or within any premises belonging to any post office or used therewith obstructs the course of business of the Post Office, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scaleor to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one month, or to both.\n(2) Any person engaged in the business of the Post Office may require any person guilty of any offence under this section to leave a post office or any such premises as aforesaid and, if the person so required refuses or fails to comply with the requirement, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a further fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scaleand may be removed by any officer of the Post Office, and any constable shall on demand remove or assist in removing any such person.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words substituted by virtue of Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48), Sch. 4 para. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words substituted (N.I.) by virtue of S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), arts. 5, 6, and substituted (E.W.S.) by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/1-2/36/section/65",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:16:39.685380+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}