PART 7

ENFORCEMENT

Temporary stop notices

Offence of breaching temporary stop notice
120
1
A person commits an offence if, at any time when a temporary stop notice has effect, the person carries out an activity prohibited by the notice or causes or permits such an activity to be carried out.
2
A person may be charged with an offence under this section by reference to a day or a longer period, and may be convicted of more than one offence in relation to the same temporary stop notice by reference to different periods.
3
In proceedings against a person for an offence under this section, it is a defence for a person to prove that—
a
a copy of the temporary stop notice was not served on the person, and
b
the person did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, of the existence of the notice.
4
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
S. 120 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 147(2)
S. 120 in force at 15.12.2025 by S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(h)