Part 1Espionage, sabotage and persons acting for foreign powers
Entering and inspecting places used for defence etc
6Powers of police officers in relation to a prohibited place
(1)
A constable may order—
(a)
(b)
a person who has accessed or entered a prohibited place (whether in person or by electronic or remote means) to leave it immediately;
(c)
a person in an area adjacent to a prohibited place to leave the area immediately;
(d)
the driver or person in charge of a vehicle or device (whether in person or by electronic or remote means) in a prohibited place, or in an area adjacent to a prohibited place, to move the vehicle or device from the place or area immediately.
(2)
A constable may arrange for—
(a)
the removal of a vehicle or device from a prohibited place or an area adjacent to a prohibited place;
(b)
the movement of a vehicle or device within a prohibited place or an area adjacent to a prohibited place.
(3)
A constable may not exercise a power under subsection (1) or (2) unless the constable reasonably believes that exercising the power is necessary to protect the safety or interests of the United Kingdom.
(4)
A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with an order imposed under subsection (1).
(5)
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale (or both).