55. Offences relating to enforcement
Feedback & supportAny person who fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under section 52 or 53 shall be guilty of an offence.
If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) in respect of a requirement to produce a document, it shall be a defence for him to prove that —
document
“document” includes —(a)any map, plan, graph or drawing;(b)any photograph;(c)any label, marking or other writing which identifies or describes anything of which it forms a part, or to which it is attached by any means whatsoever;(d)any disc, tape, sound-track or other device in which sounds or other data (not being visual images) are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced therefrom;(e)any film (including microfilm), negative, tape, disc or other device in which one or more visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced therefrom; and(f)any paper or other material on which there are marks, impressions, figures, letters, symbols or perforations having a meaning for persons qualified to interpret them;
the document was not in his possession or under his control; and
it was not reasonably practicable for him to comply with the requirement.
If a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) in respect of a requirement —
to provide information; (b)to provide an explanation of a document; or (c)to state where a document is to be found, it shall be a defence for him to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the requirement.
Failure to comply with a requirement imposed under section 52 is not an offence if the person imposing the requirement has failed to act in accordance with that section.