Section 83: Obstruction of an authorised officer
consolidated text (as at 2017, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
83. Obstruction of an authorised officer
Any person who in relation to the exercise of powers conferred by sections 79, 80 and 81—
(a) refuses to allow an authorised officer to enter any premises or to
take any person or equipment with him in the exercise of his
powers;
(b) obstructs or impedes an authorised officer in the exercise of any
of his powers;
(c) fails to provide assistance or information requested by the
authorised officer;
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(d) gives to an authorised officer any information which is false or
misleading,
shall commit an offence.