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Health Act 1956

Miscellaneous provisions

133: Obstruction of officers

You could also call this:

"Don't stop health workers from doing their job"

If you stop someone from doing their job under the Health Act 1956, you can get in trouble. You do this if you wilfully obstruct, hinder, or resist them when they are using their powers. This means you are committing an offence against the Health Act 1956 if you do this on purpose.

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Part 7Miscellaneous provisions

133Obstruction of officers

  1. Every person commits an offence against this Act who wilfully obstructs, hinders, or resists any person in the execution of any powers conferred on him by or pursuant to this Act.