Section 98 Obstruction and failure to assistC1
(1)
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
he intentionally obstructs a person in the exercise of the powers conferred on him under section 97; or
(b)
he fails or refuses, without reasonable excuse, to give to such a person any assistance which, under that section, he is under a duty to give to him.
(2)
A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
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S. 98 applied by Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 (c. 72), s. 5(6) (as inserted (8.2.2007) by Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (c. 36), ss. 123, 126, Sch. 7 para. 2(4))