# The Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/787/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/hemp-third-country-imports-regulations-2002/regulation-16
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