(1)A constable in uniform may—
(a)order a person in a cordoned area to leave it immediately;
(b)order a person immediately to leave premises which are wholly or partly in or adjacent to a cordoned area;
(c)order the driver or person in charge of a vehicle in a cordoned area to move it from the area immediately;
(d)arrange for the removal of a vehicle from a cordoned area;
(e)arrange for the movement of a vehicle within a cordoned area;
(f)prohibit or restrict access to a cordoned area by pedestrians or vehicles.
(2)A person commits an offence if he fails to comply with an order, prohibition or restriction imposed by virtue of subsection (1).
(3)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (2) to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for his failure.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) 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.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 36 extended (2.12.2002) by 2002 c. 30, s. 38, Sch. 4 Pt. I para. 14; S.I. 2002/2750, art. 2(a)(ii)(d)
C2S. 36 extended (N.I.) (21.4.2007) by 2003 c. 6, Sch. 2A para. 15 (as inserted by The Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/912 (N.I. 6)), arts. 1(2)(3), 7, Sch. 5)