# The Organic Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020, Regulation 25: Obstruction etc. of authorised officers

Extent: N.I.

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/272/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/organic-products-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-25
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