SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS
Offences
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1
A person shall be guilty of an offence if without reasonable excuse he fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under paragraph 2 or 3.
2
A person who—
a
knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that an investigation is being carried out or is likely to be carried out under this Schedule; and
b
falsifies, conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of, or causes or permits the falsification, concealment, destruction or disposal of, documents which he knows or has reasonable cause to suspect are or would be relevant to such an investigation,
shall be guilty of an offence unless he proves that he had no intention of concealing the facts disclosed by the document from any person carrying out such an investigation.
3
A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) shall be liable, on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.
4
A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (2) shall be liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine or to both;
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.