Paragraph 15 Offences
(1)
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person—
(a)
intentionally obstructs an authorised officer acting in the exercise of the officer’s powers under paragraph 3, 5, or 8; or
(b)
fails to comply with a requirement reasonably imposed on them by an authorised officer acting in the exercise of the officer’s powers under paragraph 3, 5 or 8.
(2)
A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;
(b)
on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.