Chemical weapons
C19 Offences relating to destruction etc.
1
If—
a
a copy of a notice is served on a person under section 4,
b
the notice relates to an object in his possession at the time the copy is served,
c
he relinquishes possession before the date specified under section 4(3)(e), and
d
he has no reasonable excuse for so relinquishing possession,
he is guilty of an offence.
2
If a person wilfully obstructs a person in—
a
entering or searching premises under an authorisation given under section 5(1) or (2) or 7(6) or (7),
b
making an object safe, seizing or removing an object, or affixing a warning, under section 5(4),
c
destroying an object under an authorisation given under section 6(2) or 7(6) or (7), or
d
attempting to do anything mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c),
the person so obstructing is guilty of an offence.
3
If—
a
a warning is affixed under section 5(4),
b
a person interferes with the warning, or moves or interferes with the object before the date specified in the warning, and
c
he has no reasonable excuse for doing so,
he is guilty of an offence.
4
A person guilty of an offence under any of the preceding provisions of this section is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
5
A person who knowingly makes a false or misleading statement in response to a copy of a notice served under section 4, 6 or 7 is guilty of an offence and liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.