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Delay, obstruction etc of an authorised officer

5.—(1) If a person (P) —

(a)intentionally delays or obstructs an authorised officer in the exercise of any power under regulation 4; or

(b)refuses or fails, without reasonable excuse, to provide any information or to provide any document when required to do so under regulation 4,

P shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(2) Where P is convicted of an offence under paragraph (1)(b) and the refusal or failure is continued by P after P’s conviction, P shall be guilty of a further offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £40 for each day on which it is continued.