(1)A direction under section 21—
(a)may be given orally;
(b)may be given to any person individually or to two or more persons together; and
(c)may be withdrawn or varied by the constable who gave it.
(2)A person who, without reasonable excuse, knowingly contravenes a direction given to the person under section 21 shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to—
(a)a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale; or
(b)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months,
or to both.
F1(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1S. 22(3)(4) repealed (25.1.2018) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 1), s. 117(2), sch. 2 para. 18(b); S.S.I. 2017/345, art. 3, sch.