PART 4

POLICE INVESTIGATORY AND OTHER POWERS
CHAPTER 5

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Offences
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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.