# The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising Radiation Regulations 2004, Regulation 24: Offences and Penalties


(1) It is an offence for a person—
(a) to fail without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement imposed by a contravention notice served on him pursuant to regulation 22;
(b) in providing any information under these Regulations, to—
(i) make a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular;
(ii) recklessly make a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular; or
(iii) produce or provide, or cause to be produced or provided, any document which he knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) It is an offence for a person—
(a) intentionally to obstruct the Justifying Authority, or a person to whom the Justifying Authority has (under regulation 27) delegated the enforcement powers under regulation 23, in the exercise or performance of his powers under regulation 23;
(b) without reasonable excuse—
(i) to fail to comply with any requirement imposed pursuant to regulation 23;
(ii) to fail or refuse to provide facilities or assistance or any information or to permit any inspection reasonably required by the Justifying Authority, or a person to whom the Justifying Authority has (under regulation 27) delegated the enforcement powers under regulation 23, in the exercise or performance of his powers under regulation 23;
(iii) to prevent any other person from appearing before or answering any question required to be answered by the Justifying Authority, or a person to whom the Justifying Authority has (under regulation 27) delegated the enforcement powers under regulation 23, in the exercise or performance of his powers under regulation 23;
(c) falsely to pretend to be a person to whom the Justifying Authority has (under regulation 27) delegated the enforcement powers under regulation 23.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1769/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justification-of-practices-involving-ionising-radiation-regulations-2004/regulation-24
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