Part 1: Espionage, sabotage and persons acting for foreign powers Espionage etc Section 11: Powers of police in relation to a cordoned area
Subsections (1) and (3) outline the powers the police will have in relation to a cordoned area. These include the powers to require a person not to carry out specified conduct, such as entering the cordoned area; to require a person to leave a cordoned area immediately; and to arrange for the movement or removal of a vehicle from a cordoned area.
	Subsection (2) clarifies that inspection of a cordoned area can be undertaken by way of taking or procuring photos, videos, and other recordings.
	Subsection (4) provides that it is an offence to fail to comply with an order under subsection (1). On conviction, a person is liable to be imprisoned for a term not exceeding 3 months and/or a level 4 fine, as described in subsection (7).
	The defence of reasonable excuse is available under subsection (5), protecting for instance those who have legitimate reason to be within a cordoned area. Subsection (6) clarifies how the burden of proof (an evidential burden) may be satisfied in relation to the defence in subsection (5).
	Subsection (8) defines a "cordoned area" for the purposes of this section.