(1)A person who assaults an immigration officer commits an offence.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to—
(a)imprisonment for a period not exceeding 51 weeks,
(b)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or
(c)both.
(3)In the application of this section to Northern Ireland the reference in subsection (2)(a) to 51 weeks shall be treated as a reference to 6 months.
(4)In the application of this section to Scotland the reference in subsection (2)(a) to 51 weeks shall be treated as a reference to 12 months.
(5)In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) (51 week maximum term of sentences) the reference in subsection (2)(a) to 51 weeks shall be treated as a reference to 6 months.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 22 modified (30.9.2020) by The Channel Tunnel (Arrangements with the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/916), arts. 1(2)(b), 5(3)
C2S. 22 modified by S.I. 1994/1405, art. 5(1B) (as inserted (30.9.2020) by The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/915), arts. 1(2), 10(2))
C3S. 22 modified by S.I. 1993/1813, art. 5(1ZB) (as inserted (30.9.2020) by The Channel Tunnel (International Arrangements and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/915), arts. 1(2), 4(2))
C4S. 22 modified (31.3.2021) by S.I. 2003/2818, art. 3(4) (as inserted by The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/311), arts. 1(2), 2(3))
Commencement Information
I1S. 22 in force at 31.1.2008 by S.I. 2008/99, art. 2(j)