Prospective

PART 3 E+W REGULATION OF VISITOR ACCOMMODATION

CHAPTER 2 E+W LICENSING

Offences E+W

33 Offence of wilful obstruction E+W

(1) A person referred to in subsection (2) commits an offence if the person wilfully obstructs an authorised person validly exercising a function under‍ section 30.

(2) The persons are—

(a) a person‍ holding a visitor accommodation licence in respect of the premises in relation to which the authorised person is exercising the function (“the relevant premises”);

(b) a person (other than a person holding a visitor accommodation licence in respect of the relevant premises) that provides or offers to provide regulated visitor accommodation at the relevant premises;

(c) a person that assists with or facilitates (or has assisted with or facilitated) the provision of regulated visitor accommodation by a person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) at the relevant premises.

(3) A person commits an offence if the person wilfully obstructs an authorised person in the exercise of a power conferred by virtue of a warrant under section 31.

(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (3)is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 33 in force at 4.3.2030, see s. 61(2)(b)