Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 2000 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Inspections
25. Obstruction, etc., of national or international inspector
Feedback & supportAny person who wilfully obstructs, hinders, resists, or deceives any national inspector or international inspector who is exercising any function contemplated, or any power provided for, in this Part or the Convention or any applicable facility agreement shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
national inspector
“national inspector” means any person who is a national inspector by virtue of, or appointed under, section 16;
Nothing in this section applies to a refusal to give consent to entry by a national inspector who is not acting pursuant to a warrant referred to in section 21 or 22.
Nothing in this section applies to a refusal to give consent to entry by an international inspector who is not acting pursuant to a warrant referred to in section 22.
international inspector
“international inspector” means an individual designated by the Technical Secretariat according to the procedures set forth in the Verification Annex to the Convention to carry out an inspection or visit in accordance with the Convention, and includes any inspection assistant as defined in the Convention;