2(1)In its application to Phase 2a of High Speed 2, or a train all or part of whose journey is on Phase 2a of High Speed 2, section 16 of the Railway Regulation Act 1840 (obstruction of officers of railway company or trespass upon railway) has effect as if—U.K.
(a)the maximum fine which may be imposed on summary conviction of the offence for which it provides were level 3 on the standard scale (instead of level 1), and
(b)the court had, as an alternative to imposing a fine, the power to award imprisonment for a period not exceeding 51 weeks (in the case of an offence committed in England and Wales) or 12 months (in the case of an offence committed in Scotland).
(2)In relation to an offence committed in England and Wales before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the reference in sub-paragraph (1)(b) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to one month.