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The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Order 2022

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PART 6ENFORCEMENT, ETC.

Name and address

8.—(1) A person reasonably suspected by an authorised person of breaching or attempting to contravene a byelaw must immediately give that person’s name and address when requested to do so by an authorised person.

(2) The authorised person requesting details under sub-paragraph (1) must state the nature of the suspected breach of the byelaw in general terms at the time of the request.

Compliance with instructions and notices, etc.

9.—(1) A person in the vicinity of the barrier must carry out the reasonable instructions of an authorised person and the requirements of any notice displayed by the Agency.

(2) A person must not obstruct an authorised person acting in the course of the duties of the authorised person.

(3) A person is not liable for breach of a byelaw while acting in compliance with the express instructions of an authorised person.

(4) A person is not liable for breach of a byelaw by disobeying a notice unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court before whom the complaint is laid that the notice referred to in the particular byelaw was displayed.

Identification of authorised persons

10.—(1) An authorised person who is exercising any power conferred on an authorised person by any of the byelaws must produce a form of identification when requested to do so.

(2) The form of identification mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) must include the name of the authorised person’s employer and a means of identifying the authorised person.

Offence and level of fines

11.  Any person who contravenes or attempts to contravene a byelaw is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

Contraventions by authorised persons

12.  An authorised person acting in the course of the duties of the authorised person is not liable for a contravention of a byelaw.

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