PART 6Enforcement
Offences relating to transport security inspectors29
1
Any person who—
a
intentionally obstructs a transport security inspector acting in the exercise of a power conferred upon that inspector by these Regulations, or
b
falsely pretends to be a transport security inspector,
commits an offence.
2
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1)(a) is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
3
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1)(b) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
4
Any person who—
a
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed on them under regulation 22(2)(d), or
b
in furnishing any information so required makes a statement which that person knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular,
commits an offence.
5
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (4) is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.