Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996
Obstruction.
12.—(1) A person who delays, obstructs, impedes, interferes with or resists a bureau officer in the exercise or performance of his or her powers or duties under Garda functions, the Revenue Acts or the Social Welfare Acts or a member of the staff of the Bureau in accompanying or assisting a bureau officer shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding F11[€3,000], or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or to both, or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, or to both.
Annotations
Amendments:
F11
Substituted (12.02.2005) by Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005 (1/2005), s. 17, commenced on enactment. A fine of €3,000 translates into a class B fine, not greater than €4,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 5(3) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.
Editorial Notes:
E3
A fine of £10,000 converted (1.01.1999) to €12,697.38. This is multiplied by 1.75 to €22,220.41 as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), s. 9(1) and table ref. no. 1, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.