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Regulation 33 Obstruction, failure to cooperate etc. - offences

A person who -

(a) obstructs an authorised officer in the exercise of the powers of an authorised officer under this Part,

(b) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a request or requirement made by such an officer under this Part,

(c) without reasonable excuse, fails to cooperate with an investigation or an inspection by such an officer under this Part,

(d) gives such an officer information that the person knows or ought reasonably to know is false or misleading in a material particular, or

(e) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a request made by a member of the Garda Síochána under section 6(1) of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011 for the purposes of the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of an offence under Regulation 5 or 7,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable -

(i) on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or

(ii) on conviction on indictment to a fine not

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