96Obstruction of passageway, door etc

96 Obstruction of passageway, door etc (a) the person puts anything in a passageway, stairway or exit that people may use, or intend to use, for escape from premises if there is a fire; and (b) the thing obstructs the passageway, stairway or exit; and

(c) the person is reckless about whether the thing obstructs the passageway, stairway or exit. (2) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) does something to a door or exit in a passageway or stairway in premises that may prevent people using the door or exit to leave the premises if there is a fire; and (b) is reckless about whether the thing would prevent people using the door or exit to leave the premises if there is a fire. (3) A person commits an offence if the person fixes a fire door, smoke door or exit door in an open or closed position in a way that is not approved by the chief officer (fire and rescue service). (4) An offence against subsection (3) is a strict liability offence.