PART 6E+WOffences and penalties

Offences and penaltiesE+W

29.—(1) A person who—

(a)without reasonable excuse, contravenes a requirement in regulation 9(1), 11(1), 12(1), 13(1), 14(1) or 15(3), or

(b)contravenes a requirement in regulation 3(1), 4(1), 5(1) [F1, 9A(3)], 18(1) or 19(1)

commits an offence.

(2) A person who obstructs, without reasonable excuse, any person carrying out a function under these Regulations commits an offence.

(3) A person who—

(a)without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2,

(b)contravenes paragraph 3(2) of that Schedule, or

(c)without reasonable excuse, removes, obscures or damages a notice or sign required to be displayed under paragraph 7(2) of that Schedule,

commits an offence.

(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse—

(a)contravenes a direction given—

(i)by an enforcement officer under Part 5, or

(ii)by the operator of a public transport service, an employee of the operator, or a person authorised by the operator, under regulation 25(2), or

(b)fails to comply with a compliance notice given by an enforcement officer under regulation 23(1),

commits an offence.

(5) An offence under these Regulations is punishable on summary conviction by a fine.

(6) Section 24 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 M1 applies in relation to an offence under this regulation as if the reasons in subsection (5) included—

(a)to maintain public health;

(b)to maintain public order.