(1)If any person obstructs or impedes—
(a)any person exercising any power conferred by this Part; or
(b)any officer of the Ministry F2. . . whilst doing anything authorised by any of the provisions of this Act specified in Schedule 6; or
(c)any authorised officer acting under section 112 or 120, or any officer acting under section 17 or 127;
he shall be guilty of an offence.
F3[(2)For the purposes of this section a person who without reasonable excuse fails to afford to an officer the facilities required by section 20(4) or fails to comply with any requirement of an authorised person under section 174(1)( aa)[F4 or (1A)(b)] or section 175 shall be deemed to obstruct him.]
F1Mod., 1967 c.7 (NI)
F2Words in s. 183(1)(b) repealed (1.6.2009) by Public Authorities (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 3), ss. 1(3)(b), 6, 7(1), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 para. 3(37), Sch. 3 (with Sch. 1 Pt. 1 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2009/172, art. 2(b)(e)