Article 7 Obstruction of officers

Any person who, on any fishing boat which is within British fishery limits and to which a relevant Community provision applies—

(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 article 5 of this Order; or

(b)

without reasonable excuse prevents any other person from complying with any such requirement; or

(c)

assaults an officer who is exercising any of the powers conferred on him by articles 5 and 6 of this Order or intentionally obstructs any such officer in the exercise of any of those powers,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable—

(i)

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

(ii)

on conviction on indictment to a fine.