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26.—(1) It is an offence for a person—
(a)intentionally to obstruct a person acting in the execution or enforcement of these Regulations or the specified Community provisions; or
(b)without reasonable excuse, the proof of which lies on the person, to fail to comply with any requirement made by an authorised officer under regulation 25.
(2) A person who, in response to a requirement made under regulation 25, makes any representation which is false or misleading in a material particular and does so recklessly or knowing it to be false or misleading in that particular is guilty of an offence.
(3) Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) requires a person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate the person.
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