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24.—(1) Sections 1, 3 and 4 of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 (assaulting or impeding providers of emergency services, persons assisting providers and supplementary provisions)(1) apply in relation to the following persons as they apply in relation to a person acting in a capacity mentioned in section 1(3)(b) of that Act—
(a)a person acting in the capacity of an employee of a 2004 Act authority providing assistance under arrangements made by virtue of article 19(1) or 20(1);
(b)a person acting in the capacity of a fire and rescue officer providing assistance under arrangements made by virtue of article 19(2) or 20(2).
(2) A person guilty of an offence by virtue of paragraph (1) is liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both.
2005 asp 2. Section 1 of that Act was amended by the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 5), section 38(2) and Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 (Modification) Order 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/37), article 2.
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