# The Farm Sustainability Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Regulation 10: Offences and penalties

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Any person who –
(a) intentionally obstructs an authorised person (or accompanying person acting under the authorised person’s instructions) in the exercise of a power conferred on the authorised person by regulation 8; or
(b) without reasonable cause fails to comply with a request made under regulation 9,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) shall be construed as requiring any person to answer any question if to do so might incriminate them.
(3) Any person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 of the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/165/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farm-sustainability-standards-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/regulation-10
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