Part VII
- (a) fails to stop when required to do so under this section,
- (b) refuses to answer a question addressed to him under this section, or
- (c) fails to answer to the best of his knowledge and ability a question addressed to him under this section.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(4) In this section “officer” means—
- (a) a member of Her Majesty’s forces on duty, or
- (b) a constable.
Power of entry. 90.—(1) An officer may enter any premises if he considers it necessary in the course of operations for the preservation of the peace or the maintenance of order.
(2) In this section “officer” means—
- (a) a member of Her Majesty’s forces on duty, or
- (b) a constable.
Taking possession of land, &c. 91. If the Secretary of State considers it necessary for the preservation of the peace or the maintenance of order, he may authorise a person—
- (a) to take possession of land or other property;
- (b) to take steps to place buildings or other structures in a state of defence;
- (c) to detain property or cause it to be destroyed or moved;
- (d) to carry out works on land of which possession has been taken by virtue of this section;
- (e) to take any other action which interferes with a public right or with a private right of property.
Road closure: permission. 92.—(1) If he considers it immediately necessary for the preservation of the peace or the maintenance of order, an officer may—
- (a) wholly or partly close a road;
- (b) divert or otherwise interfere with a road or the use of a road;
- (c) prohibit or restrict the exercise of a right of way;
- (d) prohibit or restrict the use of a waterway.
(2) In this section “officer” means—
- (a) a member of Her Majesty’s forces on duty,
- (b) a constable, or
- (c) a person authorised for the purposes of this section by the Secretary of State.
Sections 91 and 92: supplementary. 93.—(1) A person commits an offence if he interferes with—
- (a) works executed in connection with the exercise of powers conferred by virtue of section 91 or 92, or
- (b) any apparatus, equipment or other thing used in connection with the exercise of those powers.
