(1)Any person who—
(a)intentionally obstructs any authorised officer acting in the exercise of his powers under this Act; or
(b)without reasonable cause fails to give any authorised officer any assistance or information which the officer may reasonably require of him for the purposes of the exercise of the officer’s functions under any provision of this Act;
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(2)Subsection (1)(b) applies in relation to a constable as it applies in relation to an authorised officer.