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17.—(1) Any person who–
(a)fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement imposed by a British sea fishery officer under the powers conferred on British sea fishery officers by regulations 13 and 14 of these Regulations;
(b)without reasonable excuse prevents, or attempts to prevent, any other person from complying with any such requirement; or
(c)assaults, or intentionally obstructs, any officer who is exercising any of the powers conferred by regulations 13 to 15 of these Regulations, any person assisting such an officer by virtue of regulation 13(2) or 14(1)(b), or any person authorised under regulation 14(3) or (4),
is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable–
(a)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b)on conviction on indictment to a fine.
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