{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-42",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-42.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1981/231",
  "legislation_title": "Weights and Measures (Northern Ireland) Order 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/weights-and-measures-northern-ireland-order-1981",
  "path": "article/42",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "42",
  "heading": "Obstruction of inspectors",
  "text": "(1) Any person who—\n(a) wilfully obstructs an inspector acting in the execution of this Order or any instrument made under it ...; or\n(b) wilfully fails to comply with any requirement properly made of him by an inspector under Article 26 or 27; or\n(c) without reasonable cause fails to give to any inspector acting as aforesaid any assistance or information which the inspector may reasonably require of him for the purposes of the performance by the inspector of his functions under this Order or any instrument made under it ...,\nshall be guilty of an offence.\n(2) If any person, in giving to an inspector any such information as is mentioned in paragraph (1), gives any information which he knows to be false, he shall be guilty of an offence.\n(3) Nothing in this Article shall be construed as requiring a person to answer any question or give any information (other than his name and address) if to do so might incriminate him.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 42(1)(a) omitted (11.1.2017) by virtue of The Consumer Rights (Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1259), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 42(1)(c) omitted (11.1.2017) by virtue of The Consumer Rights (Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/1259), art. 1, Sch. para. 1(5)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/231/article/42",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:52:11.672765+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}