PART 4POLICE INVESTIGATORY AND OTHER POWERS

CHAPTER 5GENERAL PROVISIONS

75Offences

(1)

A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, intentionally—

(a)

obstructs a person mentioned in subsection (2), or

(b)

otherwise interferes with a police investigation into an incident in relation to which a constable has reasonable grounds to suspect that a child, while under 12 years of age—

(i)

by behaving in a violent or dangerous way, has caused or risked causing serious physical harm to another person, or

(ii)

by behaving in a sexually violent or sexually coercive way, has caused or risked causing harm (whether physical or not) to another person.

(2)

The person is a constable or other person acting in pursuance of—

(a)

section 28(2),

(b)

an order under section 36,

(c)

a child interview order,

(d)

authorisation under section 54(2),

(e)

an order under section 63,

(f)

authorisation under section 69(1).

(3)

A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.