art 11 Obstruction of officers
(1) Any person who— (a) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement imposed by a British sea-fishery officer under the powers conferred on British sea-fishery officers by article 7, 8 or 9; (b) without reasonable excuse prevents, or attempts to prevent, any other person from complying with any such requirement; or (c) assaults an officer who is exercising any of the powers conferred on him by article 7, 8 or 9 or intentionally obstructs any such officer in the exercise of any of those powers, shall be guilty of an offence. (2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable— (a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or (b) on conviction on indictment to a fine.