# Housing Act 1996, Section 38: Penalty for obstruction of person exercising power of entry.

Extent: E+W

(1) It is an offence for a registered social landlord or any of its officers or employees to obstruct a person authorised under section 37 (powers of entry) to enter premises in the performance of anything which he is authorised by that section to do.
(2) A person who commits such an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3) Proceedings for such an offence may be brought only by or with the consent of the Welsh Ministers or the Director of Public Prosecutions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-38
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