The Salmonella in Turkey Flocks and Herds of Slaughter Pigs (Survey Powers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Offences

7.—(1) The occupier or person in charge of a turkey holding or a slaughterhouse (or any employee or agent of the occupier or person in charge of a turkey holding or a slaughterhouse) who—

(a)fails to comply with regulation 4;

(b)fails to comply with regulation 5;

(c)intentionally obstructs an inspector or a person assisting an inspector acting in the execution of these Regulations;

(d)gives any information under regulations 4 or 5 that he knows to be false or misleading to an inspector or a person assisting an inspector acting in the execution of these Regulations; or

(e)otherwise than as specified in paragraph (a) and (b), fails without reasonable excuse—

(i)to give any assistance or information that an inspector or a person assisting an inspector acting in the execution of these Regulations may require him to give; or

(ii)to produce or allow access to any record that an inspector or a person assisting an inspector acting in the execution of these Regulations may require him to produce,

shall be guilty of an offence.

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