(1)A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with a requirement imposed in accordance with section 43A, whether by providing false or incomplete information or by providing no information.
(2)Information provided by a person in response to a requirement imposed in accordance with section 43A is not admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings against that person other than proceedings for an offence under this section.
(3)A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to either or both of the following—
(i)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks (or 6 months if the offence was committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003);
(ii)a fine;
(b)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to either or both of the following—
(i)imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months;
(ii)a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 43A, 43B inserted (E.W.N.I.) (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 159, 183(1)(5)(e)