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Landmines Act 1998

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14Offences in connection with fact-finding missions

(1)A person is guilty of an offence if—

(a)he refuses without reasonable excuse to comply with any request made by a member of an authorised fact-finding mission or by a constable assisting such a mission; and

(b)that request is one made for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out by that mission of its functions under the Ottawa Convention.

(2)A person is guilty of an offence if he wilfully obstructs any member of an authorised fact-finding mission in the carrying out of the mission’s functions under the Ottawa Convention.

(3)A person guilty of an offence under 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.

(4)In this section “authorised fact-finding mission” means a fact-finding mission in respect of which an authorisation has been issued under section 13.

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