Legislation – Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025
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Powers and duties: Natural England etc
87Powers of entry: offences
(1)
A person who intentionally obstructs a person acting in exercise of a power of entry commits an offence.
(2)
A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3)
A person commits an offence if the person discloses confidential information, obtained in the exercise of a power of entry, for purposes other than those for which the power was exercised.
(4)
A person who commits an offence under subsection (3) is liable—
(a)
on summary conviction, to a fine;
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine, or both.
(5)
In subsection (3), “confidential information” means information—
(a)
which constitutes a trade secret, or
(b)
the disclosure of which would or would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of any person.