Securing the destruction of anti-personnel mines
12Offences relating to destruction etc
1
A person is guilty of an offence if—
a
a copy of a notice has been served on him under section 7;
b
the notice related to an object in his possession at the time the copy was served;
c
he relinquishes possession of the object before the date specified under section 7(2)(e); and
d
he has no reasonable excuse for so relinquishing possession.
2
A person is guilty of an offence if he wilfully obstructs another in the doing by that other of any of the following—
a
entering or searching premises under an authorisation given or warrant issued under section 8(1) or (2) or 10(6) or (7);
b
making an object safe, seizing or removing an object, or affixing a warning, under section 8(5);
c
destroying an object under an authorisation given under section 9(4) or 10(6) or (7);
d
attempting to do anything mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c).
3
A person is guilty of an offence if—
a
a warning relating to an object has been affixed under section 8(5);
b
he interferes with the warning or, before the date specified in the warning, moves or interferes with the object; and
c
he has no reasonable excuse for doing so.
4
A person guilty of an offence under any of the preceding provisions of this section is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
5
A person who knowingly makes a false or misleading statement in response to a copy of a notice served under section 7, 9 or 10 is guilty of an offence and liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.