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45.—(1) A person who wilfully obstructs an authorised officer or constable acting in pursuance of this Act is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse—
(a)fails to comply with any requirement properly made to such person by an authorised officer or constable acting in pursuance of this Act; or
(b)fails to give an authorised officer or constable acting in pursuance of this Act any other assistance or information which the officer or constable may reasonably require of such person for the purpose of performing the officer’s or constable’s functions under this Act,
is guilty of an offence.
(3) A person who makes any statement which the person knows to be false in giving any information to an authorised officer or constable acting in pursuance of this Act is guilty of an offence.
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