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Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

Enforcement - Offences - Offences relating to inspection and search

109: Offence to obstruct inspection

You could also call this:

"It's an offence to block or give false info to someone checking motor vehicle sales"

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You commit an offence if you resist or obstruct someone exercising powers under section 125. You also commit an offence if you fail to comply with requirements under section 125. You commit an offence if you give false information to someone exercising powers under section 125. You can be penalised if you are convicted of this offence. The penalty is set out in section 116. This is what happens if you break this law. If you give false information on purpose or don't care if it's false, you commit an offence. This is related to someone exercising powers under section 125. You must tell the truth when asked for information.

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Part 4Enforcement
Offences: Offences relating to inspection and search

109Offence to obstruct inspection

  1. A person commits an offence if the person—

  2. resists, obstructs, deceives, or attempts to deceive any person who is exercising or attempting to exercise any power or function under section 125; or
    1. fails to comply in any respect with any requirement under section 125; or
      1. gives to any person who is exercising or attempting to exercise any power or function under section 125 any particulars knowing that those particulars are false or misleading in any material respect, or being reckless as to whether those particulars are so false or misleading.

        1. The penalty on conviction for an offence against this section is set out in section 116.