{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/openness-of-local-government-bodies-regulations-2014/regulation-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/openness-of-local-government-bodies-regulations-2014/regulation-10.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2014/2095",
  "legislation_title": "The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/openness-of-local-government-bodies-regulations-2014",
  "path": "regulation/10",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Offences",
  "text": "(1) A person who has custody of a document which is required by regulation 8 to be available for inspection by members of the public commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, that person—\n(a) intentionally obstructs any person exercising a right conferred under this Part in relation to inspecting written records and background papers; or\n(b) refuses any request under this Part to provide written records or background papers.\n(2) A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2095/regulation/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:06:58.323101+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."
}