Sch 4 para 3
(1) A person commits an offence if the person assaults a member of an NCA-led international joint investigation team who is carrying out functions as a member of the team. (2) A person guilty of that offence is liable on summary conviction to either or both of the following— (a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding— (i) 51 weeks on conviction in England and Wales; (ii) 12 months on conviction in Scotland; (iii) 6 months on conviction in Northern Ireland; (b) a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. (3) A person commits an offence if the person resists or wilfully obstructs a member of an NCA-led international joint investigation team who is carrying out functions as a member of that team. (4) A person guilty of that offence is liable on summary conviction to either or both of the following— (a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding— (i) 51 weeks on conviction in England and Wales; (ii) 12 months on conviction in Scotland; (iii) 1 month on conviction in Northern Ireland; (b) a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (5) In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (alteration of penalties for summary offences)— (a) the reference in sub-paragraph (2)(a) to the period of 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to the period of 6 months; and (b) the reference in sub-paragraph (4)(a) to the period of 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to the period of 1 month.