Terrorism Act 2000

36 Police powers.U.K.

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(1)A constable in uniform may—

(a)order a person in a cordoned area to leave it immediately;

(b)order a person immediately to leave premises which are wholly or partly in or adjacent to a cordoned area;

(c)order the driver or person in charge of a vehicle in a cordoned area to move it from the area immediately;

(d)arrange for the removal of a vehicle from a cordoned area;

(e)arrange for the movement of a vehicle within a cordoned area;

(f)prohibit or restrict access to a cordoned area by pedestrians or vehicles.

(2)A person commits an offence if he fails to comply with an order, prohibition or restriction imposed by virtue of subsection (1).

(3)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (2) to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for his failure.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) shall be liable on summary conviction to—

(a)imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months,

(b)a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or

(c)both.