Regulation 5 Offence: obstruction of enforcement officers and failure to comply with their requestsI1
England and Wales
(1)
A person commits an offence if they—
(a)
intentionally obstruct an enforcement officer exercising powers under regulation 9 (powers of entry) or regulation 10 (power of entry, investigation, and examination etc.), or
(b)
fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a request made by an enforcement officer in the exercise of their powers under regulation 10(1)(f), (g) or (h).
(2)
A person convicted of an offence under paragraph (1)(a) or (1)(b) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.