# Landmines Act 1998, Section 14: Offences in connection with fact-finding missions.


(1) A person is guilty of an offence if—
(a) he refuses without reasonable excuse to comply with any request made by a member of an authorised fact-finding mission or by a constable assisting such a mission; and
(b) that request is one made for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by that mission of its functions under the Ottawa Convention.
(2) 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.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(4) In this section “authorised fact-finding mission” means a fact-finding mission in respect of which an authorisation has been issued under section 13.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/33/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/landmines-act-1998/section-14
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