Section 42(1)

After section 120A of the Terrorism Act 2000 insert— A person commits an offence if the person assaults a counter-terrorism financial investigator who is acting in the exercise of a relevant power. A person commits an offence if the person resists or wilfully obstructs a counter-terrorism financial investigator who is acting in the exercise of a relevant power. A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable— on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or to a fine, or to both; on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or to both. A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable— on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or to both; on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 1 month, or to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, or to both. In this section “relevant power” means a power exercisable under Schedule 5 (terrorist investigations: information) or Part 1 of Schedule 5A (terrorist financing investigations in England and Wales and Northern Ireland: disclosure orders). In relation to an offence committed before the coming into force of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for certain summary offences: England and Wales)— the reference to 51 weeks in subsection (3)(a) is to be read as a reference to 6 months; the reference to 51 weeks in subsection (4)(a) is to be read as a reference to 1 month.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04