Regulation 25 Obstruction etc. of authorised officersI1
Northern Ireland
(1)
It is an offence for a person—
(a)
intentionally to obstruct a person acting in the execution or enforcement of these Regulations or the specified EU provisions; or
(b)
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 24.
(2)
A person who, in response to a requirement made under regulation 24, 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.
(3)
Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) requires a person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate the person.