# Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, Section 100: Auditor General's powers of entry and inspection etc.: offences


(1) A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a requirement imposed under section 98(2), (3) or (4)(b) commits an offence.
(2) A person who intentionally obstructs an inspector exercising or attempting to exercise a power under section 98(1) or (4)(a) or (c) commits an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(4) The reasonable expenses incurred by an inspector in proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) or (2) alleged to have been committed in relation to a special inspection are, so far as not recoverable from any other source, recoverable from the principal council to which the special inspection relates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/1/section/100 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-elections-wales-act-2021/section-100
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