PART 5General

Offences and penaltiesI113

1

Any person who—

a

contravenes the provisions of regulation 8(2), 10(3), (4), (6) or (7), or 11(1) or (3);

b

intentionally obstructs any person acting in the execution of Regulation 1935/2004, Regulation 2023/2006 or these Regulations or without reasonable excuse fails to provide any assistance or information that person may reasonably require; or

c

in purported compliance with any requirement mentioned in sub-paragraph (b), knowingly or recklessly supplies information that is false or misleading in any material particular,

is guilty of an offence.

2

Any person convicted of an offence under these Regulations is liable —

a

in the case of an offence mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (c) or in regulation 4 or 5 —

i

on conviction on indictment to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or both;

ii

on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both; and

b

in the case of an offence mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or both.

3

Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) is to be construed as requiring any person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate him.