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Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation Part 4 Section 16 16. Non-compliance with compulsory testing order

(1) A person who fails to comply with a requirement under a compulsory testing order commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 4 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

(2) It is a defence for a person charged under subsection (1) to establish that—
 * (a) the person had lawful authority or reasonable excuse for the failure to comply with the requirement; or
 * (b) without limiting paragraph (a)—
 * (i) the person did not know, and could not with reasonable diligence have discovered, the requirement; or
 * (ii) the person could not comply with the requirement because of any physical or mental illness, impairment or disability.