Section 56 Penalties for failure to comply or obstructionI1I2
Scotland
(1)
This section applies to a person who—
(a)
fails to comply with an information notice, or
(b)
deliberately obstructs an authorised officer or a person authorised by the officer in the course of an inspection.
(2)
The person is liable to a penalty as determined by a relevant local authority.
(3)
The reference to a person who fails to comply with an information notice includes a person who conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of (or arranges for the concealment, destruction or disposal of) a document in breach of section 60 or section 61.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 56 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 79(2)
- I2
S. 56 in force at 20.9.2024 by S.S.I. 2024/231, reg. 2