Section 110B: Offences of obstructing, not co-operating, etc.

Environment Act 1995 · 1995 c. 25View on legislation.gov.uk

Part V: Miscellaneous, General and Supplemental Provisions

A person commits an offence if the person—

fails without reasonable excuse to give any assistance that a relevant official reasonably requests in the exercise of a power conferred by section 110A,
otherwise intentionally obstructs a relevant official in exercising one of those powers,
fails without reasonable excuse to give information when required to do so by a relevant official in exercise of the power conferred by section 110A(2)(b),
in response to such a requirement knowingly or recklessly gives information that is, in a material way, either false or misleading.

A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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