15 Obstruction. E+W+S
(1)A person shall be guilty of an offence if—
(a)he wilfully obstructs an authorised officer acting in the execution of this Part of this Act; or
(b)without reasonable cause he fails to give to any authorised officer acting as aforesaid any assistance or information which the authorised officer may reasonably require of him for the purposes of the performance by the authorised officer of his functions under this Part of this Act.
(2)A person shall be guilty of an offence if, in giving to an authorised officer any such information as is mentioned in the foregoing subsection, he gives any information which he knows to be false.
(3)Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate him.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 15 extended by Horticultural Produce Act 1986 (c. 20, SIF 2:1), s. 5