# Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Paragraph 19


(1) A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement imposed on that person by a species control order commits an offence.
(2) A person who intentionally obstructs a person from carrying out an operation required or proposed under a species control order commits an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or a fine, or both.
(4) In relation to an offence committed before section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 comes into force, the reference in sub-paragraph (3) to 51 weeks is to be read as a reference to 6 months.
(5) In relation to an offence committed before section 85 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, the reference in sub-paragraph (3) to a fine is to be read as a reference to a fine not exceeding £40,000.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/schedule/9A/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/schedule-9A/paragraph-19
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