# Animal Welfare Act 2006, Paragraph 16


A person commits an offence if he—
(a) intentionally obstructs a person in the lawful exercise of a power to which paragraph 7 or 10 applies;
(b) intentionally obstructs a person in the lawful exercise of a power conferred by this Schedule;
(c) fails without reasonable excuse to give any assistance which he is required to give under paragraph 7.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/45/schedule/2/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/animal-welfare-act-2006/schedule-2/paragraph-16
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