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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-single-wholesale-market-northern-ireland-order-2007/schedule-3/paragraph-4",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2007/9780110800721",
  "legislation_title": "The Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-electricity-single-wholesale-market-northern-ireland-order-2007",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/4",
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  "number": "4",
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  "text": "(1) A person is guilty of an offence if he fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under paragraph 1 or 2.\n(2) If a person is charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (1) in respect of a requirement to produce a document, it is a defence for him to prove—\n(a) that the document was not in his possession or under his control; and\n(b) that it was not reasonably practicable for him to comply with the requirement.\n(3) If a person is charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (1) in respect of a requirement—\n(a) to provide information,\n(b) to provide an explanation of a document, or\n(c) to state where a document is to be found,\nit is a defence for him to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement.\n(4) Failure to comply with a requirement imposed under paragraph 1 is not an offence if the person imposing the requirement has failed to act in accordance with that paragraph.\n(5) A person is guilty of an offence if he intentionally obstructs any other person acting in the exercise of his powers under paragraph 1.\n(6) A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) or (5) is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.\n(7) A person who intentionally obstructs any other person in the exercise of his powers under a warrant issued under paragraph 2 is guilty of an offence.\n(8) A person is guilty of an offence if, having been required to produce a document under paragraph 1 or 2—\n(a) he intentionally or recklessly destroys or otherwise disposes of it, falsifies it or conceals it, or\n(b) he causes or permits its destruction, disposal, falsification or concealment.\n(9) If information is provided by a person to an investigating officer in pursuance of a requirement imposed under paragraph 1 or 2, that person is guilty of an offence if—\n(a) the information is false or misleading in a material particular, and\n(b) he knows that it is or is reckless as to whether it is.\n(10) A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (7), (8) or (9) is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.",
  "extent": null,
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  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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