Part 4Court security

57Assaulting and obstructing court security officers

(1)

Any person who assaults a court security officer acting in the execution of his duty commits an offence.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to—

(a)

a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or

(b)

imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months,

or to both.

(3)

A person who resists or wilfully obstructs a court security officer acting in the execution of his duty commits an offence.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.