Regulation 16 Offences
It shall be an offence for any person—
(a)
without reasonable excuse, to fail to comply with the provisions of regulation 3, 9 or 10, or any obligation imposed by Article 17a of Commission Regulation 245/2001;
(b)
intentionally to obstruct an authorised person in the exercise of a power conferred by regulation 13;
(c)
without reasonable excuse, to fail to comply with a request made under regulation 14; or
(d)
knowingly or recklessly to make a statement or furnish any information which is false or misleading in a material particular where the statement is made or the information is furnished in purported compliance with—
(i)
any requirement imposed by regulation 9; or
(ii)
any request made pursuant to regulation 14.