# The Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348266047/regulation/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-clean-heat-market-mechanism-regulations-2024/regulation-48
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