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Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022

Section 42—Offence of obstructing an officer of a local weights and measures authority

103.Section 42 makes it an offence for a person to intentionally obstruct or refuse to co-operate with Trading Standards(5) officers in the exercise of their functions under the Act (see subsection (1)(a)) or to fail to provide the officer with such assistance as may be requested. It is also an offence for a person to intentionally or recklessly supply incorrect information or make an untrue statement to a Trading Standards officer. Obstructing a constable is already an offence under section 90 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.

104.An offence under this section is punishable (on summary conviction) by a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (currently £5,000) or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both.

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Described in the Act as a local weights and measures authority, (see paragraph 92 for further details).

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