(1)Regulations under section 1188 or 1189 may provide that it is an offence for a person—
(a)to fail to comply with a requirement under the regulations to send a statement to the registrar;
(b)knowingly or recklessly to send a statement under the regulations to the registrar that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.
(2)The regulations may provide that a person guilty of such an offence is liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);
(b)on summary conviction—
(i)in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(ii)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).
(3)In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), for “twelve months” in subsection (2)(b)(i) substitute “ six months ”.
Commencement Information
I1S. 1191 wholly in force at 1.10.2009; s. 1191 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 1300; s. 1191 in force for specified purposes at 20.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3428, art. 3(3) (subject to art. 5, Sch. 1 and with arts. 6, 8, Sch. 5); s. 1191 otherwise in force at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2008/2860, art. 3(w) (with arts. 5, 7, 8, Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2009/1802, art. 18)