Companies Act 2006

Valid from 01/10/2009

1205Criminal consequences of failure to make required disclosureU.K.
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(1)A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with the requirements of—

  • section 1202 (disclosure required: business documents etc), or

  • section 1204 (disclosure required: business premises),

commits an offence.

(2)Where an offence under this section is committed by a body corporate, an offence is also committed by every officer of the body who is in default.

(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and, for continued contravention, a daily default fine not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale.

(4)References in this section to the requirements of section 1202 or 1204 include the requirements of regulations under that section.