# The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019, Article 7: Obstruction and deception

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A person who intentionally obstructs an enforcement officer or a designated customs official acting in accordance with the powers conferred in Part 5 is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to give any assistance or information reasonably required by an enforcement officer or a designated customs official acting in accordance with the powers conferred in Part 5 is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person who, with intent to deceive, pretends to be an enforcement officer or a designated customs official is guilty of an offence.
(4) A person who furnishes to an enforcement officer or a designated customs official any information knowing it to be false or misleading is guilty of an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/527/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/invasive-alien-species-enforcement-and-permitting-order-2019/article-7
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