PART 5

PENALTIES
CHAPTER 5

PENALTIES RELATING TO INVESTIGATIONS

Penalties for failure to comply or obstruction

Penalty for failure to comply with information notice or obstruction
146
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.
S. 146 in force at 25.1.2018 by S.I. 2018/33, art. 2(d)