Environmental Protection and Management Act · s 25

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25.
Penalty for obstructing Authority in his duty
Any person who —
(a) hinders or obstructs the Authority, in the performance or execution of his duty under this Act or any regulations made thereunder;
(b) interferes with any activity directions authorised to be executed under this Act;
(c) fails to facilitate by all reasonable means the entry and inspection of any activities by the Authority or the examination of any equipment, industrial plant or container;
(d) fails to produce any document which he is required under this
Act to produce;
(e) intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any document or information which he has been required by a notice under section 12(2)
to furnish;
(f) withholds any information as to who is the owner or occupier of the premises or a person who appears to be carrying out the activities or having control over the carrying out of such activities;
(g) refuses to provide, or wilfully mis-states his name and address or proof of identity or furnishes false particulars as required under section 12(3); or
(h) conceals or prevents, or attempts to conceal or prevent, a person from appearing before or being examined by the Authority,

Environmental Protection and Management is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
$20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both and, in the case of a subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $50,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.

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s 25Penalty for obstructing Authority in his duty

Any person who —

(a)

hinders or obstructs the Authority, in the performance or execution of his duty under this Act or any regulations made thereunder;

(b)

interferes with any activity directions authorised to be executed under this Act;

(c)

fails to facilitate by all reasonable means the entry and inspection of any activities by the Authority or the examination of any equipment, industrial plant or container;

(d)

fails to produce any document which he is required under this

Act to produce;

(e)

intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys any document or information which he has been required by a notice under section 12(2)

to furnish;

(f)

withholds any information as to who is the owner or occupier of the premises or a person who appears to be carrying out the activities or having control over the carrying out of such activities;

(g)

refuses to provide, or wilfully mis-states his name and address or proof of identity or furnishes false particulars as required under section 12(3); or

(h)

conceals or prevents, or attempts to conceal or prevent, a person from appearing before or being examined by the Authority,

Environmental Protection and Management is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding

$20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both and, in the case of a subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $50,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.