{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-executive-arrangements-access-to-information-england-regulations-2000/regulation-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-executive-arrangements-access-to-information-england-regulations-2000/regulation-23.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2000/3272",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-executive-arrangements-access-to-information-england-regulations-2000",
  "path": "regulation/23",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Offences",
  "text": "(1) A person who has custody of a document which is required by regulation 5, 6 or 11 to be available for inspection by members of the public commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse—\n(a) he intentionally obstructs any person exercising a right conferred under these Regulations to inspect, or to make a copy of the whole or part of the document; or\n(b) he refuses to supply a copy of the whole or part of the document in accordance with regulation 22(2).\n(2) A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2002/716",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Amendment Regulations 2002"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3272/regulation/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:08:54.462057+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}