s 16 Penalty for obstructing employee, officer, etc.
16.—(1) A person must not —(a) obstruct or hinder an employee, an officer, an agent or a delegate of the Agency, an authorised person or an inspector, who is exercising any power or discharging any duty under this Act or any regulations made under this Act; or (b) neglect or refuse to attend before an inspector as required under section 15A, or otherwise fail to comply with a lawful demand of an inspector under section 15A. (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.[Act 4 of 2023 wef 15/06/2023]