# The Sea Fishing (Northern Hake Stock) (Wales) Order 2006, Article 15: Obstruction of British sea-fishery officers


(1) Any person who—
(a) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement imposed by a British sea-fishery officer under the powers conferred on British sea-fishery officers by articles 11 and 12;
(b) without reasonable excuse prevents, or attempts to prevent, any other person from complying with any such requirement; or
(c) assaults a person who is exercising any of the powers conferred on him or her by articles 11 to 13 or intentionally obstructs him or her in the exercise of any of those powers,
is guilty of an offence.
(2) A 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/wsi/2006/1796/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fishing-northern-hake-stock-wales-order-2006/article-15
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