{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-phytophthora-ramorum-england-order-2002/article-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1299",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Health (Phytophthora ramorum) (England) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-phytophthora-ramorum-england-order-2002",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Offences",
  "text": "(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, proof of which shall lie on him—\n(a) he contravenes or fails to comply with article 4; or\n(b) he intentionally obstructs an inspector in the exercise of his powers given by or under article 6(2)(b) or (3).\n(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 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/2002/1299/article/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:57:35.159470+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."
}