PART 5PENALTIES
CHAPTER 5PENALTIES RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS
Penalties for failure to comply or obstruction
146Penalty for failure to comply with information notice or obstruction
(1)
This section applies to a person who—
(a)
fails to comply with an information notice,
(b)
deliberately obstructs WRA in the course of an inspection, or in the exercise of a power, that has been approved by the tribunal under section 108,
(c)
deliberately obstructs WRA in the exercise of its power under section 113(3), or
(d)
fails to comply within a reasonable time with a requirement under section 113(5).
(2)
The person is liable to a penalty of £300.
(3)
The reference to a person who fails to comply with an information notice includes a person who conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of (or arranges for the concealment, destruction or disposal of) a document in breach of section 114 or 115.