{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010/section-155",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010/section-155.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2010/5",
  "legislation_title": "Marine (Scotland) Act 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/marine-scotland-act-2010",
  "path": "section/155",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "155",
  "heading": "Offences in relation to marine enforcement officers",
  "text": "(1) A person commits an offence if the person—\n(a) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement reasonably made, or a direction reasonably given, by a marine enforcement officer in the exercise of any power conferred by the Act,\n(b) prevents any other person from complying with any such requirement or direction.\n(2) But a person does not commit an offence by reason of a failure to comply with a requirement under section 145(1) (to produce a licence or other authority for the carrying on of a relevant activity) if the person complies with section 145(2) (production of licence or other authority at a place and within a period specified by the marine enforcement officer).\n(3) A person who provides information in pursuance of a requirement reasonably made by a marine enforcement officer in the exercise of the power conferred by section 150 (requiring information relating to certain substances or objects) commits an offence if—\n(a) the information is false in a material particular and the person—\n(i) knows that it is,\n(ii) is reckless as to whether it is,\n(b) the person intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.\n(4) A person who intentionally obstructs a marine enforcement officer in the performance of any of the officer's functions under this Act commits an offence.\n(5) A person who assaults a marine enforcement officer in the performance of any of the officer's functions under this Act commits an offence.\n(6) A person who, with intent to deceive, falsely pretends to be a marine enforcement officer commits an offence.\n(7) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1), (3) or (6) is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.\n(8) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (4) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £20,000.\n(9) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (5) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £50,000.\n(10) In this section, any reference to a marine enforcement officer includes a reference to a person assisting a marine enforcement officer by virtue of section 148.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 151-155 applied (31.12.2010) by The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2870), arts. 1, 9"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Ss. 151-155 modified (16.9.2013) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 7), ss. 7(3), 66(2) (with s. 65); S.S.I. 2013/249, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Pt. 7 modified (16.9.2013) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 7), ss. 35(6), 66(2) (with s. 65); S.S.I. 2013/249, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Ss. 151-155 modified (16.9.2013) by Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 7), ss. 35(7), 66(2) (with s. 65); S.S.I. 2013/249, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 155 in force at 1.7.2010 by S.S.I. 2010/230, art. 2(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/5/section/155",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:15:30.418460+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."
}