(1) A person who -

(a) obstructs or interferes with an authorised officer in the exercise of a power conferred by this Part, or

(b) without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with a request or requirement of an authorised officer made in accordance with a power conferred by this Part, or

(c) gives an authorised officer information that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, is false or misleading in a material respect,

commits an offence.

(2) If an authorised officer, on reasonable grounds, believes that a person has committed an offence under these Regulations, the officer may require that person to give the officer their name and the address at which he or she ordinarily resides.

(3) A statement of admission made by a person as a result of a requirement under Regulation 7(1) is not admissible as evidence in proceedings brought against the person for an offence (other than an offence under paragraph (1)).

(4) A person who falsely represents himself or herself to be an authorised officer commits an offence.