Part 1Espionage, sabotage and persons acting for foreign powers
Entering and inspecting places used for defence etc
I1I211Powers of police in relation to a cordoned area
1
A constable may order—
a
a person not to do any of the following (whether in person or by electronic or remote means)—
i
enter, inspect, pass over or under, approach or be in the vicinity of a cordoned area, or
ii
cause an unmanned vehicle or device to enter, inspect, pass over or under, approach or be in the vicinity of a cordoned area;
b
a person in a cordoned area (whether in person or by electronic or remote means) to leave it immediately;
c
a person in an area adjacent to a cordoned area 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 cordoned area to move the vehicle or device from the area immediately.
2
In subsection (1) a reference to inspecting a cordoned area includes taking or procuring the taking of photographs, videos or other recordings.
3
A constable may arrange for—
a
the removal of a vehicle or device from a cordoned area;
b
the movement of a vehicle or device within a cordoned area.
4
A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with an order imposed under subsection (1).
5
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (4) to show that the person had a reasonable excuse for that failure.
6
A person is taken to have shown a matter mentioned in subsection (5) if—
a
sufficient evidence of the matter is adduced to raise an issue with respect to it, and
b
the contrary is not proved beyond reasonable doubt.
7
A person who commits an offence under subsection (4) 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).
8
In this section “cordoned area” means an area designated as a cordoned area under section 9.