# The Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 88: Obstructing an authorised person


(1) A person who intentionally obstructs, or fails to assist, an authorised person in the carrying out of their enforcement functions is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(3) In this regulation—
“authorised person” (“person awdurdodedig”) means a person authorised under regulation 86(1);
“enforcement functions” (“swyddogaethau gorfodi”), in relation to an authorised person, means the powers that person is authorised to exercise under regulation 86.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/103/regulation/88 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deposit-scheme-for-drinks-containers-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-88
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