Any person who assaults a Supreme Court security officer acting in the execution of the officer's duty commits an offence.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction—
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or
to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or
to both.
Subsection (2) applies—
in England and Wales in relation to offences committed before 2 May 2022, and
in Northern Ireland,
as if the reference to 12 months were a reference to 6 months.
A person who resists or wilfully obstructs a Supreme Court security officer acting in the execution of the officer's duty commits an offence.
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.