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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)

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Courts Act 2003, Cross Heading: Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45) is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45)U.K.

189(1)Amend section 10 (obstruction of court officers executing process for possession against unauthorised occupiers) as follows.U.K.

(2)Before subsection (1) insert—

(A1)A person is guilty of an offence if he resists or intentionally obstructs any person who—

(a)is an enforcement officer, or is acting under the authority of an enforcement officer; and

(b)is engaged in executing a writ issued from the High Court.

(3)In subsection (3), for “an officer of a court” substitute “ an enforcement officer, a person acting under the authority of an enforcement officer or an officer of a court (as the case may be) ”.

(4)In subsection (5), after “uniform” insert “ , an enforcement officer ”.

(5)For subsection (6), substitute—

(6)In this section—

enforcement officer” means an individual who is authorised to act as an enforcement officer under the Courts Act 2003;

officer of a court” means—

(a)any sheriff, under sheriff, deputy sheriff, bailiff or officer of a sheriff; and

(b)any bailiff or other person who is an officer of a county court within the meaning of the County Courts Act 1984.

(6)In the section heading, for “court officers executing process for possession against unauthorised occupiers” substitute “ enforcement officers and court officers executing High Court or county court process ”.

190U.K.In section 48(1) (power to make rules as to furnishing of information by prosecutor in criminal proceedings), for the words from “The power” to “include power to” substitute “ Criminal Procedure Rules may ”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 para. 190 wholly in force at 1.9.2004, see s. 110(1)(2) and S.I. 2004/2066, art. 2(c)(x) (subject to art. 3)

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