Part IV Terrorist Investigations
Cordons
36 Police powers.
(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.