Taxi Regulation Act 2013

Prohibition on obstruction of authorised officer

43. (1) A person who—

(a) obstructs or impedes an authorised person exercising a function of an authorised person under this Part,

(b) fails to comply with a requirement of an authorised person under this Part, or

(c) gives information to an authorised person which he or she knows to be false or misleading,

commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine.

(2) A member of the Garda Síochána may arrest without warrant a person who in the member’s opinion is committing or has committed an offence under this section.