A person who -
(a) obstructs an inspector in the exercise of a power conferred on inspectors by this Part, or
(b) without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement or request made by an inspector under this Part, or
(c) in purported compliance with such a requirement or request, gives information that the person knows to be false or misleading,
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.