# Policing and Crime Act 2017, Section 93: Maritime enforcement powers: offences

Extent: E+W

(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) intentionally obstructs a law enforcement officer in the performance of functions under this Chapter, or
(b) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed by a law enforcement officer in the performance of those functions.
(2) A person who provides information in response to a requirement imposed by a law enforcement officer in the performance of functions under this Chapter commits an offence if—
(a) the information is false in a material particular, and the person either knows it is or is reckless as to whether it is, or
(b) the person intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.
(3) A law enforcement officer may arrest without warrant anyone whom the officer has reasonable grounds for suspecting to be guilty of an offence under this section.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/3/section/93 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/policing-and-crime-act-2017/section-93
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