PART 8Offences and penalties

CHAPTER 1Offences

Obstruction and contravention of directions and compliance notices43.

(1)

A person who obstructs, without reasonable excuse, any person carrying out a function under these Regulations commits an offence.

(2)

A person who, without reasonable excuse—

(a)

contravenes a direction given—

(i)

by an enforcement officer under Part 7, or

(ii)

by the operator of a public transport service, an employee of the operator, or a person authorised by the operator, under regulation 32(2), or

(b)

fails to comply with a compliance notice given by an enforcement officer under regulation 27(1),

commits an offence.