Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966

182 F1Penalty for assaulting authorised person.N.I.

If any person assaults—

(a)any person exercising any power conferred by this Part; or

(b)any officer of the Ministry F2. . . whilst doing any thing authorised by any of the provisions of this Act specified in Schedule 6; or

(c)any authorised officer acting under section 112 or 120, or any officer acting under section 17 or 127;

he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F3 £500] or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.