SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4NCA: general
Assaults or obstruction in connection with joint investigation teams
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1
A person commits an offence if the person assaults a member of an NCA-led international joint investigation team who is carrying out functions as a member of the team.
2
A person guilty of that offence is liable on summary conviction to either or both of the following—
a
imprisonment for a term not exceeding—
i
51 weeks on conviction in England and Wales;
ii
12 months on conviction in Scotland;
iii
6 months on conviction in Northern Ireland;
b
a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
3
A person commits an offence if the person resists or wilfully obstructs a member of an NCA-led international joint investigation team who is carrying out functions as a member of that team.
4
A person guilty of that offence is liable on summary conviction to either or both of the following—
a
imprisonment for a term not exceeding—
i
51 weeks on conviction in England and Wales;
ii
12 months on conviction in Scotland;
iii
1 month on conviction in Northern Ireland;
b
a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
5
In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for summary offences)—
a
the reference in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to the period of 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to the period of 6 months; and
b
the reference in sub-paragraph (4)(a) to the period of 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to the period of 1 month.