Terrorism Act 2000, Paragraph 18 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
18(1)A person commits an offence if he—U.K.
(a)wilfully fails to comply with a duty imposed under or by virtue of this Schedule,
(b)wilfully contravenes a prohibition imposed under or by virtue of this Schedule, or
(c)wilfully obstructs, or seeks to frustrate, a search or examination under or by virtue of this Schedule.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph shall be liable on summary conviction to—
(a)imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months,
(b)a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or
(c)both.
Table Designated Ports Great Britain
| Seaports | Airports |
|---|---|
Ardrossan Cairnryan Campbeltown Fishguard Fleetwood Heysham Holyhead [F1Loch Ryan] Pembroke Dock Plymouth Poole Harbour Port of Liverpool Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port Southampton F2... Swansea Torquay Troon Weymouth | Aberdeen Biggin Hill Birmingham Blackpool Bournemouth (Hurn) Bristol Cambridge Cardiff Carlisle Coventry East Midlands Edinburgh Exeter Glasgow Gloucester/Cheltenham (Staverton) Humberside Leeds/Bradford Liverpool London-City London-Gatwick London-Heathrow Luton Lydd Manchester Manston Newcastle Norwich Plymouth Prestwick Sheffield City Southampton Southend Stansted Teesside |
Northern Ireland
| Seaports | Airports |
|---|---|
Ballycastle Belfast Larne Port of Londonderry Warrenpoint | Belfast City Belfast International City of Derry |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 7 inserted (1.9.2011) by The Terrorism Act 2000 (Designated Ports) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1938), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
F2Word in Sch. 7 omitted (1.9.2011) by virtue of The Terrorism Act 2000 (Designated Ports) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1938), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
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