Section 7 Offences in connection with on-site inspections.
Not yet in force
(1)
If an authorisation has been issued under section 5 in respect of an on-site inspection, a person is guilty of an offence if—
(a)
he refuses without reasonable excuse to comply with any request made by a constable or a UK representative for the purpose of facilitating the conduct of that inspection in accordance with the Treaty’s inspection provisions, or
(b)
he wilfully obstructs a member of the inspection team, an observer or a UK representative in the performance of his functions under the Treaty’s inspection provisions.
(2)
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.