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.