{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-fresh-meat-examination-for-residues-regulations-1988/regulation-17",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-fresh-meat-examination-for-residues-regulations-1988/regulation-17.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/848",
  "legislation_title": "The Animals and Fresh Meat (Examination for Residues) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/animals-and-fresh-meat-examination-for-residues-regulations-1988",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Offences and penalties",
  "text": "If any person—\n(a) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a notice given under regulation 7(2)(c) or 8(1), or a requirement under regulation 10, 11 or 14, or\n(b) without written authority given by a competent authority, intentionally alters, removes, obliterates or defaces a marking made under regulation 7(2)(a) or attempts to do so, or\n(c) intentionally obstructs an authorised officer acting in execution of these Regulations,\nhe shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £2000.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/848/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T16:06:52.543014+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}