Assaults of ministers of religion
206 Assaults of ministers of religion
A person who unlawfully assaults a minister of religion and hinders or prevents the minister from—
lawfully officiating at a meeting of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship; or
lawfully officiating at a religious ceremony; orExamples of a religious ceremony—wedding, funeral or other religious rite in relation to the burial of a deceased person
lawfully performing another religious function of the minister’s office;Examples of a religious function of a minister’s office—pastoral care, religious education, spiritual counselling commits a misdemeanour.Maximum penalty—5 years imprisonment.
Note—See also part 5, chapter 26.
In this section—religious function, of the office of a minister of religion, does not include an administrative, financial or managerial function of the office. sch 1 pt 4 ch 21 s 206 amd 1988 No. 88 s 5 sch 2
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