Provision of information
11Provision of information to authorised officer
1
This section applies where an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that a relevant offence has been committed or attempted, or is being committed or attempted.
2
It is an offence for the relevant person on being requested by the authorised officer to furnish his name and address for service of a summons or fixed penalty notice, to—
a
fail to furnish a name; or
b
furnish a false name; or
c
furnish a false address.
3
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2)(a) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
4
Aperson guilty of an offence under subsection (2)(b) or (c) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
5
An authorised officer shall produce his authority if required to do so by the relevant person.
6
In this section “the relevant person” means any person whom the authorised officer has reasonable grounds to believe has committed or has attempted to commit the offence or is in the course of committing or attempting to commit it.