A registered provider, or an officer of a registered provider, commits an offence if the provider or officer obstructs an authorised person—
in exercising a power under section 225C or 225D, or
in exercising a power under section 225B, where the authorised person has entered the premises to take emergency remedial action under the power in section 225C.
A person commits an offence if the person obstructs an authorised person—
in exercising a power conferred by a warrant under section 225E, or
in exercising a power under section 225B, where the authorised person has entered the premises to take emergency remedial action under a warrant under section 225E.
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
Proceedings for an offence under this section may be brought only by or with the consent of—
the regulator, or
the Director of Public Prosecutions.