Regulation 29 Offences relating to transport security inspectors

(1)

Any person who—

(a)

intentionally obstructs a transport security inspector acting in the exercise of a power conferred upon that inspector by these Regulations, or

(b)

falsely pretends to be a transport security inspector,

commits an offence.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1)(a) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1)(b) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(4)

Any person who—

(a)

without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed on them under regulation 22(2)(d), or

(b)

in furnishing any information so required makes a statement which that person knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a material particular,

commits an offence.

(5)

A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (4) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.