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Offences relating to acts affecting the performance of official functions.
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98.—(1) A person who—
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(a) prevents an authorised person from performing a function imposed by this Act, or obstructs an authorised person who is performing such a function,
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(b) without reasonable excuse, fails to provide an authorised person with information that is lawfully required by or under this Act, or
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(c) provides an authorised person with information required by or under this Act knowing it to be materially false or misleading,
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commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding €1,900 (£1,496.37) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.
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(2) In this section, “authorised person” means—
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(a) the Authority, or any person authorised by it to perform the relevant function on its behalf,
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(b) any delegate of the Authority or any member or employee of any such delegate, or
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(c) a cover-assets monitor,
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(d) the NTMA, or any person authorised by it to perform the relevant function on its behalf, or
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(e) a manager appointed in respect of a designated credit institution or formerly designated credit institution.
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