S.L. 545.9 Art. 20Offences and penalties.

Any person who -

(a) fails to comply with any lawful order made by an inspector, employee or officer of the Regulator in the performance of his duties; and, or

(b) hinders, obstructs, molests or interferes or attempts to hinder, obstruct, molest or interfere with the performance of the duties of any inspector, any employee or officer of the Regulator; and, or

(c) makes a declaration for any of the purposes of these regulations which is false, misleading or incorrect in any material particular, shall be guilty of an offence against these regulations and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for not more than eighteen months, or to a fine (multa) of not more than sixty-nine thousand euro (€69,000) or to one thousand three hundred euro (€1,300) for each day during which the offence persists, or to both such fine and imprisonment. Substituted by: First Schedule Regulation 3 L.N. 156 of 2019.

METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE CRUDE OIL EQUIVALENT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

The crude oil equivalent of imports of petroleum products, as regulation 3, must be calculated using the following method: