# The Water Intended for Human Consumption (Private Supplies) (Scotland) Regulations 2017, Regulation 40: Offences: emergency notices, etc.

Extent: S

(1) A person commits an offence if the person fails to do anything which an emergency notice requires the person to do (including a failure to complete a step required by a specified date).
(2) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally obstructs any person acting in the exercise of a power conferred by regulation 32(3)(a).
(3) A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) 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/2017/282/regulation/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-intended-for-human-consumption-private-supplies-scotland-regulations-2017/regulation-40
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