# Serious Organised Crime & Police Act 2005

**Section 128** - States that it is an offence to trespass on any protected site in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. Protected Site Meaning:&#x20;

(a) Nuclear Site.

(b) Designated Site.

**A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary of conviction:**

(a) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or

(b) to a fine not exceeding[ level 5 on the standard scale](https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/explanatory-material/magistrates-court/item/fines-and-financial-orders/approach-to-the-assessment-of-fines-2/9-maximum-fines/),

or to both.
