Regulation 26 Obstruction etc. of authorised officers
United Kingdom
It is an offence for a person—
intentionally to obstruct a person acting in the execution or enforcement of these Regulations or the specified F1... provisions; or
without reasonable excuse, the proof of which lies on the person, to fail to comply with any requirement made by an authorised officer under regulation 25.
A person who, in response to a requirement made under regulation 25, makes any representation which is false or misleading in a material particular and does so recklessly or knowing it to be false or misleading in that particular is guilty of an offence.
Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) requires a person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate the person.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Word in reg. 26(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Organic Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/109), regs. 1, 2(8); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)