22.—(1) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a requirement under F1... these Regulations, commits an offence.
(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, obstructs a person carrying out a function under these Regulations commits an offence.
(3) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a direction or fails to comply with a reasonable instruction, or fails to comply with an improvement notice given by an enforcement officer under regulation 18 or a prohibition notice given by a relevant officer under regulation 20, commits an offence.
(4) An offence—
(a)under regulation [F23 to 8], 10(1), 16 or 17 is punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £10,000;
(b)under any other provision referred to in this regulation, is punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(5) Article 26 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 M1 applies in relation to an offence under this regulation as if the reasons in paragraph (5) of that Article included—
(a)to maintain public health;
(b)to maintain public order.
(6) For the purposes of this regulation, references to a requirement include references to a restriction.
Textual Amendments
F1Word in reg. 22(1) omitted (24.5.2021) by virtue of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment No. 4) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/130), regs. 1(2), 33
F2Words in reg. 22(4)(a) substituted (12.4.2021) by The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/97), regs. 1(2), 16
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