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Sheriff Act 2005
8Hindrance or obstruction of persons exercising Sheriff’s functions
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#### 8 Hindrance or obstruction of persons exercising Sheriff’s functions
8 Hindrance or obstruction of persons exercising Sheriff’s functions
> A person must not hinder or obstruct the Sheriff, or any sheriff’s officer or other person, in the Sheriff’s, sheriff’s officer’s or other person’s exercise of any of the Sheriff’s functions.
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> Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.