Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006
Encyclopedia
The Emergency Services (Obstruction) Act 2006 (c 39) is an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It is intended to reduce the instances of obstruction of, or assaults, on emergency service personnel.
Sections 1 to 6 came into force on 20 February 2007.
s, paramedic
s, members of HM Coastguard, and crew of a vessel of the RNLI or any other lifeboat.
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The Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/153 (C.7)) was made under section 7(2).
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It is intended to reduce the instances of obstruction of, or assaults, on emergency service personnel.
Sections 1 to 6 came into force on 20 February 2007.
Scope
The Act defines emergency service personnel to cover firefighterFirefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
s, paramedic
Paramedic
A paramedic is a healthcare professional that works in emergency medical situations. Paramedics provide advanced levels of care for medical emergencies and trauma. The majority of paramedics are based in the field in ambulances, emergency response vehicles, or in specialist mobile units such as...
s, members of HM Coastguard, and crew of a vessel of the RNLI or any other lifeboat.
Offences and penalties
The Act makes it an offence to obstruct any emergency service crew while responding to an emergency, whether physically or not, punishable by a fine of up to level 5 on the standard scaleStandard scale
The standard scale is a system whereby financial criminal penalties in legislation have maximum levels set against a standard scale. Then, when inflation makes it necessary to increase the levels of the fines the legislators need to modify only the scale rather than each individual piece of...
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Section 6 - Repeals
This section repealed sections 44(3) and (4) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
The Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It came into effect on 1 October 2004. It only applies to Great Britain and most provisions apply only in England and Wales...
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Section 7 - Short title, commencement and extent
This section came into force on 8 November 2006.The Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/153 (C.7)) was made under section 7(2).