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Powers for dealing with prohibited activities

27Offence of failing to comply with an access prohibition, etc

(1)This section applies where a prohibition order or a premises order imposes an access prohibition (see section 22(6)).

(2)A person, other than the person against whom the order was made, who without reasonable excuse remains on or enters premises in contravention of the access prohibition commits an offence.

(3)A person who without reasonable excuse obstructs a person acting under section 23(1) commits an offence.

(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) or (3) is liable—

(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to either or both of the following—

(i)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks (or 6 months, if the offence was committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003);

(ii)a fine;

(b)on summary conviction in Scotland, to either or both of the following—

(i)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months;

(ii)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;

(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to either or both of the following—

(i)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months;

(ii)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.