The Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010

Information, offences and enforcement

4.—(1) Any person so required by the Department shall supply, on demand—

(a)such information as the Department requires for the purpose of calculating charges payable under these Regulations; and

(b)such evidence as the Department requires to enable it to verify information supplied under sub-paragraph (a).

(2) Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply within a reasonable time with a demand made under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(3) Any person who knowingly furnishes the Department with false or misleading information for it to use when calculating charges payable under these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(4) These Regulations shall be enforced by the Department.