Part V
- (b) ending with a date or at a time specified in the authorisation.
(2) The date or time specified under subsection (1)(b) must not occur after the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the authorisation is given.
(3) The person who gives an authorisation shall inform the Secretary of State as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(4) If an authorisation is not confirmed by the Secretary of State before the end of the period of 48 hours beginning with the time when it is given—
- (a) it shall cease to have effect at the end of that period, but
- (b) its ceasing to have effect shall not affect the lawfulness of anything done in reliance on it before the end of that period.
(5) Where the Secretary of State confirms an authorisation he may substitute an earlier date or time for the date or time specified under subsection (1)(b).
(6) The Secretary of State may cancel an authorisation with effect from a specified time.
(7) An authorisation may be renewed in writing by the person who gave it or by a person who could have given it; and subsections (1) to (6) shall apply as if a new authorisation were given on each occasion on which the authorisation is renewed.
Offences. 47.—(1) A person commits an offence if he—
- (a) fails to stop a vehicle when required to do so by a constable in the exercise of the power conferred by an authorisation under section 44(1);
- (b) fails to stop when required to do so by a constable in the exercise of the power conferred by an authorisation under section 44(2);
- (c) wilfully obstructs a constable in the exercise of the power conferred by an authorisation under section 44(1) or (2).
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to—
- (a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,
- (b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or
- (c) both.
Parking
Authorisations. 48.—(1) An authorisation under this section authorises any constable in uniform to prohibit or restrict the parking of vehicles on a road specified in the authorisation.
(2) An authorisation may be given only if the person giving it considers it expedient for the prevention of acts of terrorism.
(3) An authorisation may be given—
- (a) where the road specified is outside Northern Ireland and is wholly or partly within a police area other than one mentioned in paragraphs (b) or (c), by a police officer for the area who is of at least the rank of assistant chief constable;
