# British Fishing Boats Act 1983, Section 4: Supplementary provisions with respect to powers of British sea-fishery officers.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Any person who—
(a) without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any requirement imposed by a British sea-fishery officer under section 2 or 3 of this Act;
(b) prevents, or attempts to prevent, any other person from complying with any such requirement; or
(c) assaults any such officer while exercising any of the powers conferred on him under section 2 or 3 of this Act or wilfully obstructs any such officer in the exercise of any of those powers;
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or on conviction on indictment to a fine on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine .
(2) A British sea-fishery officer shall not be liable in any civil or criminal proceedings for anything done in purported exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 or 3 of this Act if the court is satisfied that the act was done in good faith and with reasonable skill and care and that there were reasonable grounds for doing it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/8/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-fishing-boats-act-1983/section-4
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