{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000/schedule-13/paragraph-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000/schedule-13/paragraph-16.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/11",
  "legislation_title": "Terrorism Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/13/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A constable may—\n(a) enter premises where a business involving the provision of security services is being carried on, and\n(b) require records kept there of a person employed as a security guard to be produced for the constable’s inspection.\n(2) A constable exercising the power under this paragraph—\n(a) shall identify himself to a person appearing to be in charge of the premises, and\n(b) if the constable is not in uniform, shall produce to that person documentary evidence that he is a constable.\n(3) A person commits an offence if he fails to comply with a requirement under this paragraph.\n(4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (3) to show that he had a reasonable excuse for his failure.\n(5) A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (3) shall be liable on summary conviction to—\n(a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,\n(b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or\n(c) both.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/schedule/13/paragraph/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:13.340901+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."
}