A person who -
(a) obstructs or interferes with an authorised officer in the exercise of a power conferred by these Regulations,
(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 these Regulations, or
(c) without reasonable excuse, fails to cooperate with an investigation or an inspection by an authorised officer under Regulation 7,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.