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36(1)A person commits an offence if the person—U.K.
(a)intentionally obstructs an enforcer or an officer of an enforcer who is exercising or seeking to exercise a power under Part 4 of this Schedule in accordance with that Part,
(b)intentionally fails to comply with a requirement properly imposed by an enforcer or an officer of an enforcer under Part 4 of this Schedule, or
(c)without reasonable cause fails to give an enforcer or an officer of an enforcer any other assistance or information which the enforcer or officer reasonably requires of the person for a purpose for which the enforcer or officer may exercise a power under Part 4 of this Schedule.
(2)A person commits an offence if, in giving information of a kind referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(c), the person—
(a)makes a statement which the person knows is false or misleading in a material respect, or
(b)recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material respect.
(3)A person who is guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(4)Nothing in this paragraph requires a person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate that person.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 36 in force at 27.5.2015 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2015/965, art. 2(b)
I2Sch. 5 para. 36 in force at 27.5.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1333, art. 2(a)
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