PART 3 U.K.Offences, penalties and enforcement

Offences in relation to the EU Regulation U.K.

9.—(1) Any person who breaches a provision of the EU Regulation set out in Schedule 4 commits an offence.

(2) Failure to comply with any of the following is an offence—

(a) an enforcement notice;

(b) a notice issued by the Secretary of State under regulation 18.

(3) It is an offence—

(a) intentionally to obstruct any person acting in the enforcement of the EU Regulation;

(b) without reasonable cause, to fail to give to any such person any assistance or information which that person may reasonably require for those purposes;

(c) to furnish to any such person any information knowing it to be false or misleading; or

(d) to fail to produce a document or record to any such person when required to do so.