# Cattle Identification (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998, Regulation 16: Obstruction

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) A person shall not—
(a) intentionally obstruct any person acting in the execution of these Regulations or Council Regulation 494/98;
(b) without reasonable cause, fail to give to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any assistance or information which that person may reasonably require of him for the purposes of his functions under these Regulations, or fail to comply with any notice served on him under these Regulations or Council Regulation 494/98; or
(c) furnish to any person acting in the execution of these Regulations any information which he knows to be false or misleading,
and any person who contravenes this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) shall be construed as requiring any person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1998/279/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cattle-identification-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-1998/regulation-16
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