# Water (Scotland) Act 1980, Paragraph 6: Penalty for obstructing construction of works.


Any person who wilfully obstructs a person engaged by or under authority of the undertakers in setting out the line or site of any authorised works, or knowingly pulls up any peg or stake driven into the ground for the purpose of setting out such line or site or knowingly defaces or destroys anything made or erected for that purpose, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/45/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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