# The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Sites) Order 2005, Note: Explanatory note

Extent: E+W+S

(This note is not part of the Order)
The Secretary of State has determined that it is in the interests of national security to designate the sites listed in the Schedule. The sites in England are designated under section 128, and the sites in Scotland under section 129, of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005.
Under section 128 of the Act, a person commits an offence if he enters, or is on, any designated site in England or Wales as a trespasser. Under section 129 of the Act, a person commits an offence if he enters, or is on, any designated Scottish site without lawful authority.
An offence under section 128 is punishable on summary conviction by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.
An offence under section 129 is punishable on summary conviction by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3447/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/serious-organised-crime-and-police-act-2005-designated-sites-order-2005/note
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