45.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a)intentionally obstructs a plant health inspector or an authorised person acting in the execution or enforcement of the EU Plant Health Regulation, the Official Controls Regulation or these Regulations;
(b)without reasonable excuse, fails to give to a plant health inspector or an authorised person any assistance or information which the inspector or authorised person may reasonably require for those purposes;
(c)fails to produce a document or record when required to do so by a plant health inspector acting in the execution or enforcement of the EU Plant Health Regulation, the Official Controls Regulation or these Regulations.
(2) In paragraph (1), “authorised person” means a person authorised by the Department.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 45 in operation at 23.12.2020, see reg. 1