PART IIIOBTAINING AND RETAINING MONITORING INFORMATION AND OFFENCES

Offence of giving and including in returns false information20

If a person—

a

knowingly gives any false information to another who, with a view to including any information on a monitoring return to be served on the Commission, is seeking information; or

b

without reasonable excuse, knowingly includes any false information in such a monitoring return,

he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.