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15.—(1) In this section “officer to whom this section applies” means an officer of the Minister, a sea fisheries protection officer, an authorised person or an authorised officer as defined for the purposes of any section of the Principal Act.
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(2) Any person who assaults an officer to whom this section applies in the exercise of any power conferred on that officer by any provision of the Principal Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both;
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of such amount as the Court may impose or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or to both.
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(3) Any person who, contrary to any provision of this Act, obstructs or impedes an officer to whom this section applies in the exercise of any power conferred on that officer by any provision of the Principal Act or refuses or neglects to comply with any requisition or direction lawfully made or given by that officer in pursuance of any such provision shall, in lieu of the punishment applied in respect of that contravention by any such provision, be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both.
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