Regulation 12 Offences relating to regulations 9 and 10C1

A person who–

(a)

intentionally obstructs a person exercising powers under regulation 10(4)(a), (b) or (c);

(b)

fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement imposed under regulation 9(1) or (4)(d); or

(c)

in purported compliance with such a requirement–

(i)

furnishes information which that person knows to be false or misleading in any material particular; or

(ii)

recklessly furnishes information which is false or misleading in any material particular,

is guilty of an offence.

Annotations

C1: Reg. 12 applied (with modifications) (15.3.2007) by The Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/91), regs. 1(1), 9(1)(2)