SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Abolition of certain local registers
PART 3Register of people with significant control
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Schedule 1B (enforcement of disclosure requirements in relation to persons with significant control) is amended as follows.
2
a
paragraph 1(1)(a) and (3)(a);
b
paragraph 8(3)(a);
c
paragraph 11(a) and (b);
d
paragraph 12(2)(b).
3
For paragraphs 13 and 14 substitute—
13Offence of failing to comply with notices
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2
Where the person is a legal entity, the offence is also committed by every officer of the entity who is in default.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph 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 the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);
ii
in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
iii
in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).
14Offence of failing to provide information
1
2
Where the person is a legal entity, the offence is also committed by every officer of the entity who is in default.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph 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 the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine (or both);
ii
in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
iii
in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).
14AFalse statements: basic offence
1
A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a notice under section 790D, 790DA, 790E or 790EA or in purported compliance with a duty imposed by section 790G, 790H or 790HA, and without reasonable excuse, the person makes a statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.
2
Where the person is a legal entity, the offence is also committed by every officer of the entity who is in default.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction—
a
in England and Wales, to a fine;
b
in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;
c
in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
14BFalse statements: aggravated offence
1
A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a notice under section 790D, 790DA, 790E or 790EA or in purported compliance with a duty imposed by section 790G, 790H or 790HA, the person makes a statement that the person knows is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.
2
Where the person is a legal entity, the offence is also committed by every officer of the entity who is in default.
3
A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph 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 the general limit in a magistrates’ court or to a fine (or both);
ii
in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
iii
in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).