Regulation 16 Obstruction

(1)

A person is guilty of an offence if they—

(a)

without reasonable excuse, proof of which shall lie on that person, obstruct an authorised officer acting for the purposes of the enforcement of these Regulations, or a person accompanying such an authorised officer under regulation 7(3)(a);

(b)

without reasonable excuse, proof of which shall lie on that person, fail to give an authorised officer acting for the purposes of the enforcement of these Regulations any assistance or information or to provide any record or facilities that they may reasonably require;

(c)

without reasonable excuse, proof of which shall lie on that person, fail to make any request for inspection when so required by F1... F2marketing rules or fail to give any notice or information required by ... marketing rules.

(2)

A person who without reasonable excuse, proof of which shall lie on that person, supplies to an authorised officer acting for the purposes of the enforcement of these Regulations any information knowing it to be false or misleading is guilty of an offence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 16(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Market Measures (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/824), regs. 1, 5(13); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Regulations substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), art. 2, Sch. 1 para. 13 (with art. 3)