Obstruction of authorised officers
25.—(1) A person commits an offence if that person—
(a)intentionally obstructs an officer of an enforcement authority acting in pursuance of functions under regulation 24;
(b)fails without reasonable cause to comply with any requirement properly made by such an officer under regulation 24; or
(c)fails without reasonable cause to give such an officer any other assistance or information which the officer may reasonably require for the purpose of the performance of functions under regulation 24.
(2) A person giving any information which is required from that person under paragraph (1)(c) is guilty of an offence if, in doing so, the person makes any statement knowing it to be false in a material particular.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.