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.