Delay, obstruction etc. of an authorised officer E+W

5.—(1) If a person (P)—

(a) intentionally delays or obstructs an authorised officer in the exercise of any power under regulation 4; or

(b) refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to provide any information or to provide any document when required to do so under regulation 4,

P is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(2) Where P is convicted of an offence under paragraph (1)(b) and the refusal or failure is continued by P after P’s conviction, P will be guilty of a further offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £40 for each day on which it is continued.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 5 in force at 28.3.2014, see reg. 1(1)