Paragraph 14 Offences in Connection with Fact-Finding Missions
A person is guilty of an offence if—
he refuses without reasonable excuse to comply with any request made by a member of an authorised fact-finding mission or by a police officer assisting such a mission; and
that request is one made for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by that mission of its functions under the Ottawa Convention.
A person is guilty of an offence if he wilfully obstructs any member of an authorised fact-finding mission in the carrying out of the mission’s functions under the Ottawa Convention.
A person guilty of an offence under this Section is liable—
on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding £5,000 or its equivalent;
on conviction, on indictment, to a fine.
In this section “authorised fact-finding mission” means a fact-finding mission in respect of which an authorisation has been issued under section 13.