Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/39
Timestamp: 2019-07-17 07:36:02
Document Index: 441509105

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Changes over time for: Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006.
1Obstructing or hindering certain emergency workers responding to emergency circumstancesE+W+N.I.
[F1(aa)that of a Ministry of Defence fire-fighter (as defined in section 16 of the Armed Forces Act 2016);]
(b)in relation to England and Wales, that of a person (other than a person falling within paragraph (a) [F2or (aa)]) whose duties as an employee or as a servant of the Crown involve—
(a)in relation to England and Wales,[F3the Secretary of State in the exercise of public health functions, a local authority in the exercise of public health functions, the National Health Service Commissioning Board, a clinical commissioning group,] an NHS foundation trust, National Health Service trust, Special Health AuthorityF4... or Local Health Board;
[F5(6)In subsection (5)(a) above “public health functions”—
(b)in relation to a local authority, has the same meaning as in section 1H(5)(b) of that Act.]
F1S. 1(2)(aa) inserted (12.7.2016) by Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21), ss. 16(5)(a), 19(3)(b)
F2Words in s. 1(2)(b) inserted (12.7.2016) by Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21), ss. 16(5)(b), 19(3)(b)
F3Words in s. 1(5)(a) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 138(a)(i); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F4Words in s. 1(5)(a) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 138(a)(ii); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
F5S. 1(6) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 138(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)
I1S. 1 in force at 20.2.2007 by S.I. 2007/153, art. 2
2Obstructing or hindering persons assisting emergency workersE+W+N.I.
(1)A person who without reasonable excuse obstructs or hinders another in the circumstances described in subsection (2) below commits an offence.
(2)Those circumstances are where the person being obstructed or hindered is assisting another while that other person is, in a capacity mentioned in section 1(2) of this Act, responding to emergency circumstances.
I2S. 2 in force at 20.2.2007 by S.I. 2007/153, art. 2
3Provisions supplementary to sections 1 and 2E+W+N.I.
I3S. 3 in force at 20.2.2007 by S.I. 2007/153, art. 2
4PenaltiesE+W+N.I.
I4S. 4 in force at 20.2.2007 by S.I. 2007/153, art. 2
5Power to modifyE+W+N.I.
I5S. 5 in force at 20.2.2007 by S.I. 2007/153, art. 2
6RepealsE+W+N.I.
Section 44(3) and (4) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21) shall cease to have effect.
I6S. 6 in force at 20.2.2007 by S.I. 2007/153, art. 2
7Short title, commencement and extentE+W+N.I.
[F6(4)The following extend to Scotland—
(b)this section.]
F6S. 7(4) inserted (12.7.2016) by Armed Forces Act 2016 (c. 21), ss. 16(6), 19(3)(b)