SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Police, customs and immigration powers
Part 7Offences relating to designations
Assault on designated officers etc
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(1)
A person commits an offence if the person assaults—
(a)
a designated officer acting in the exercise of an operational power, or
(b)
a person who is assisting a designated officer in the exercise of such a power.
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to either or both of the following—
(a)
imprisonment for a term not exceeding—
(i)
51 weeks on conviction in England and Wales;
(ii)
12 months on conviction in Scotland;
(iii)
6 months on conviction in Northern Ireland;
(b)
a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.