PART 3Dispersal powers

39Offences

(1)

A person given a direction under section 35 who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with it commits an offence.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction—

(a)

to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months, or

(b)

to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale,

(3)

A person given a direction under section 37 who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with it commits an offence.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.