# The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (Wales) Regulations 2024, Regulation 5: Offence: obstruction of enforcement officers and failure to comply with their requests

Extent: E+W

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2024/1324/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-wales-regulations-2024/regulation-5
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