The Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (Scotland) Regulations 2002

Obstruction

55.—(1) No person shall–

(a) intentionally obstruct any person in the exercise of a power conferred by regulation 8 or 9 or in the performance of any other regulatory function;

(b) without reasonable cause, fail to comply with a requirement made pursuant to regulation 8 or 9, or fail to give to any person exercising a power conferred by those regulations or performing any of the regulatory functions such assistance or information as that person may reasonably require for the purpose of exercising the power or performing the function of that person;

(c) furnish to any person exercising a power conferred by regulation 8 or 9 or performing any of the regulatory functions any information which that person so furnishing knows to be false or misleading.

(2) Nothing in paragraph (1)(b) above shall be construed as requiring any person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate that person.