SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10Ancillary provisions relating to boards
Offences
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1
A section 87 order may create offences in relation to—
a
failing to comply with a requirement relating to registration;
b
obstructing an authorised officer exercising a power of entry;
c
failing to comply with a requirement to provide information or produce documents;
d
neglecting or failing to comply with a requirement to attend to give evidence;
e
providing false or misleading information to a board or an authorised officer.
2
If a section 87 order creates an offence by virtue of sub-paragraph (1), the order—
a
must provide for the offence to be triable only summarily, and
b
may not provide for the offence to be punishable with imprisonment.
3
A section 87 order—
a
may make provision enabling proceedings for an offence under the order to be brought within the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which evidence sufficient in the opinion of the prosecutor to warrant the proceedings came to his knowledge, but
b
may not authorise the commencement of proceedings for such an offence more than 2 years after the date on which the offence was committed.