Commentary on Sections Part 21 – Offences Section 317: obstruction
628.Section 317 makes it an offence to behave in a way which obstructs a person authorised to carry out functions under the 2003 Act and in particular to do so in any of the ways listed in subsection (1). The maximum penalty is 3 months’ imprisonment or a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
629.A patient who is the subject of any intervention under the 2003 Act cannot be guilty of the offence in relation to that intervention.