Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

This section applies if a police officer believes on reasonable grounds that a person whose name or address is, or whose name and address are, unknown to the police officer may be able to assist the police officer in executing a power under section 13AH.

The police officer may request the person to provide their name or address, or name and address, to the police officer.

A person commits an offence if—

a police officer—

makes a request of a person under subsection (2); and

informs the person of the reason for the request; and

if the police officer is not in uniform—shows the person evidence that they are a police officer; and

complies with subsection (5) if the person makes a request under that subsection; and

the person—

refuses or fails to comply with the request; or

gives a name or address that is false in a material particular.

Subsection (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

If a police officer who makes a request of a person under subsection (2) is requested by the person to provide to the person any of the following—

their name;

the address of their place of duty;

their identification number if they have an identification number;

their rank if they do not have an identification number—

refuse or fail to comply with the request; or

give a name, address, number or rank that is false in a material particular.

Subsection (5) does not apply if the police officer has a reasonable excuse.