PART 11Offences

Obstruction etc.I142

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 F1... Plant Health Regulation, the Official Controls Regulation or these Regulations,

b

fails to give to a plant health inspector or an authorised person acting in the execution or enforcement of the F1... Plant Health Regulation, the Official Controls Regulation or these Regulations 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 or authorised person acting in the execution or enforcement of the F1... Plant Health Regulation, the Official Controls Regulation or these Regulations.

F22

In paragraph (1)—

a

“authorised person” means a person authorised by the Scottish Ministers,

b

a reference to the Plant Health Regulation or the Official Controls Regulation includes F3assimilated law adopted, or regulations made, under the Plant Health Regulation or the Official Controls Regulation and any other F3assimilated law relating to plant health.