57Assaulting and obstructing court security officers
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(1)Any person who assaults a court security officer acting in the execution of his duty commits an offence.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to—
(a)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or
(b)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months,
or to both.
(3)A person who resists or wilfully obstructs a court security officer acting in the execution of his duty commits an offence.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.