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<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/33" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2000" Number="0033">Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000</Citation>
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23rd November 2000
Commentary on Sections
<CitationSubRef id="c00020" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/33/section/4" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-4">Section 4</CitationSubRef>: Powers of entry
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This section confers a power of entry and inspection, in order to enable the gathering of evidence, and a power to enter premises to carry out a forfeiture order.
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Subsection (5) creates an offence of intentionally obstructing or delaying any person in the exercise of either power of entry. This again is a summary offence for which the maximum penalty is a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (currently £1000) (subsection (6)).