Regulation 48 Obstructing power of entry etc.
(1)
It is an offence for a person—
(a)
to fail to comply with a requirement imposed pursuant to regulation 33(1);
(b)
to prevent any other person from—
(i)
appearing before the administrator or an authorised person; or
(ii)
answering a question to which the administrator or authorised person requires an answer;
when the person has been required to do so under regulation 33(1)(c); or
(c)
intentionally to obstruct the administrator, or an authorised person, in the exercise of a power referred to in regulation 33(1).
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b)
on summary conviction in Scotland or in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(c)
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.