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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-terrorism-temporary-provisions-act-1989-repealed/schedule-6A/paragraph-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-terrorism-temporary-provisions-act-1989-repealed/schedule-6A/paragraph-9.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/4",
  "legislation_title": "Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (repealed)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/prevention-of-terrorism-temporary-provisions-act-1989-repealed",
  "path": "schedule/6A/paragraph/9",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A person who—\n(a) fails to comply with an order given under paragraph 6(1), (2) or (3) above,\n(b) contravenes a prohibition or restriction imposed under paragraph 6(5) above, or\n(c) wilfully obstructs a constable in the execution of his duty under paragraph 6 above,\nis guilty of an offence.\n(2) A person who wilfully obstructs, or seeks to frustrate the object of, a search under paragraph 7 or 8 above, is guilty of an offence.\n(3) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b) above to prove that he had lawful authority or some other reasonable excuse for the failure or contravention.\n(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale or both.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/4/schedule/6A/paragraph/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:47:17.782285+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."
}