Cap. 433 Art. 29Offences.

Any person who, either personally or through an employee or agent -

(a) grows, possesses, sells, offers for sale, transports or distributes in any manner -

(i) any plant material, plant pest, soil, beneficial organism or packaging in the knowledge that it has been imported into Malta contrary to the provisions of this Act; or

(ii) anything infested with a plant pest controlled under this Act or subject to a notice issued under articles 17 or 18;

(b) assaults, resists, threatens or wilfully obstructs any inspector or authorised officer in the execution of his functions under this Act;

(c) refuses or neglects to comply with any order or direction lawfully made or given under this Act;

(d) without reasonable excuse fails to answer any question asked by an inspector or authorised officer or to produce anything required to be produced;

(e) fails to allow a search or inspection authorised under this Act;

(f) prevents or attempts to prevent another person from complying with orders or directions, from answering questions, from producing any thing or from allowing searches or inspections under this Act;

(g) knowingly or recklessly provides information which is false in a material particular, for the purpose of obtaining any permit or certificate or for the purported compliance with any requirements of this Act;

(h) alters, forges, counterfeits, defaces or destroys any document presented to or issued by the Director under this Act; or

(i) contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any regulation made thereunder, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.