SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Investigatory powers etc.
PART 5Provisions supplementary to Parts 3 and 4
36Offence of obstruction
1
A person commits an offence if the person—
a
intentionally obstructs an enforcer or an officer of an enforcer who is exercising or seeking to exercise a power under Part 4 of this Schedule in accordance with that Part,
b
intentionally fails to comply with a requirement properly imposed by an enforcer or an officer of an enforcer under Part 4 of this Schedule, or
c
without reasonable cause fails to give an enforcer or an officer of an enforcer any other assistance or information which the enforcer or officer reasonably requires of the person for a purpose for which the enforcer or officer may exercise a power under Part 4 of this Schedule.
2
A person commits an offence if, in giving information of a kind referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(c), the person—
a
makes a statement which the person knows is false or misleading in a material respect, or
b
recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material respect.
3
4
Nothing in this paragraph requires a person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate that person.