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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-and-feeding-stuffs-act-1926/section-15",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo5/16-17/45",
  "legislation_title": "Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act 1926",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fertilisers-and-feeding-stuffs-act-1926",
  "path": "section/15",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Obstruction of inspectors",
  "text": "If the owner or person entrusted for the time being with the charge and custody of any article refuses to allow an inspector to take a sample of the article on any premises on which he is authorised under this Act to take a sample, or if any person otherwise wilfully delays or obstructs any inspector in the execution of his duties under this Act, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds :\nProvided that an inspector seeking to exercise his powers under this Act shall, if so required, produce evidence of his appointment or authority.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/16-17/45/section/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:41:33.971205+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}