The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (Wales) Regulations 2020

Offences

14.—(1) An adult who contravenes a requirement in regulation—

(a) 4(1) or (4),

(b) 5(2),

(c) 7(2), (3) or (5),

(d) 8(3) or (4),

(e) 10(6), or

(f) 11,

commits an offence.

(2) It is an offence for an adult to provide false or misleading information to the Secretary of State for the purposes of regulation 4, 5, 7(5), 8(4) or 10(6) where—

(a) the person knows the information is false or misleading, or

(b) the person is reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading.

(3) An adult who fails to comply with a direction given by a constable under regulation 13 commits an offence.

(4) An adult who intentionally obstructs any person exercising functions under these Regulations commits an offence.

(5) It is a defence to a charge of committing an offence under paragraph (1) or (3) to show that the person had a reasonable excuse for the contravention, or failure to comply, in question.

(6) A person who commits an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(7) Section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984(1) applies in relation to an offence under this regulation as if the reasons in subsection (5) of that section included—

(a) to maintain public health;

(b) to maintain public order.

(1)

1984 c. 60. Section 24 was substituted by s.110(1) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15).