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(1)If a person—
(a)wilfully delays or obstructs an inspector in the exercise of any power under this Act; or
(b)refuses or neglects to answer any question or to furnish any information or to produce any document when required to do so under this Act,
he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(2)Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1)(b) above and the refusal or neglect is continued by him after his conviction, he shall be guilty of a further offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £40 for each day on which it is continued.
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