Psychoactive Substances Act 2016

27 Offence of failing to comply with an access prohibition, etc

(1) This section applies where a prohibition order or a premises order imposes an access prohibition (see section 22(6)).

(2) A person, other than the person against whom the order was made, who without reasonable excuse remains on or enters premises in contravention of the access prohibition commits an offence.

(3) A person who without reasonable excuse obstructs a person acting under section 23(1) commits an offence.

(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) or (3) is liable—

(a) on summary conviction in England and Wales, to either or both of the following—

(i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks (or 6 months, if the offence was committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003);

(ii) a fine;

(b) on summary conviction in Scotland, to either or both of the following—

(i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months;

(ii) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;

(c) on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to either or both of the following—

(i) imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months;

(ii) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.