# The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act 2023, Section 14: Offence of obstruction etc. of officers

Extent: E+W

(1) A person who intentionally obstructs an authorised officer of a local authority exercising functions under sections 9 to 13 commits an offence.
(2) Any person who without reasonable cause fails to comply with a requirement under section 13(1)(b) or (d) or 13(4)(b) commits an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(4) Where a person does not answer any question or produce any document that the person would be entitled to refuse to answer or produce in or for the purposes of proceedings in a court in Wales or in England (see section 13(6)), this does not amount to obstruction under this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2023/2/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-plastic-products-wales-act-2023/section-14
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