# Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, Paragraph 17


A person commits an offence if that person—
(a) intentionally obstructs a person in the lawful exercise of a power to which paragraph 8 or 11 applies;
(b) intentionally obstructs a person in the lawful exercise of a power conferred by this Schedule;
(c) fails without reasonable excuse to give any assistance which that person is required to give under paragraph 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/16/schedule/3/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-2011/schedule-3/paragraph-17
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