Regulation 18 Obstruction of authorised officer etc.I1
England and Wales
A person who wilfully obstructs a constable or authorised officer acting under the powers conferred under these Regulations is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
A person who, without reasonable excuse—
fails to comply with any requirement properly made to such person by a constable or authorised officer acting under the powers conferred by these Regulations; or
fails to give a constable or authorised officer acting under the powers conferred under these Regulations any other assistance or information which the constable or authorised officer may reasonably require of such person for the purpose of performing their functions under these Regulations,
is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 of the standard scale.
A person who makes any statement which that person knows to be false in giving information to a constable or authorised officer acting under the powers conferred by these Regulations is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 of the standard scale.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 18 in force at 9.3.2026, see reg. 1(2)