# The Sea Fishing (EU Recording and Reporting Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2010, Article 13: Obstruction of officers


(1) A person is guilty of an offence if that person—
(a) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement imposed by a British sea‑fishery officer under the powers conferred on such officers by article 9 or 10;
(b) without reasonable excuse prevents, or attempts to prevent, any other person from complying with such requirement;
(c) conceals, tampers with or disposes of evidence relating to an investigation;
(d) assaults an officer who is exercising any of the powers conferred by this Order; or
(e) obstructs any such officer in the exercise of the powers conferred by article 9, 10 or 11.
(2) Any person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2010/334/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fishing-eu-recording-and-reporting-requirements-scotland-order-2010/article-13
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