Penalty for failing to provide name
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15.—(1) Article 5 of the Litter (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (NI 10) (enforcement of Articles 3 and 4) shall be amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) A person commits an offence if—
(a)he fails to give his name and address in response to a demand under paragraph (1), or
(b)he gives a false or inaccurate name or address in response to a demand under that paragraph.
(3A) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.”.
(3) In paragraph (5), after the words “In this Article—” insert—
““authorised officer” has the same meaning as in Article 6;”.