Misleading the FCA
24.—(1) A person must not, for the purposes of compliance or purported compliance with a requirement under this Part, knowingly or recklessly give the FCA information which is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) A person must not provide information to another person—
(a)knowing or being reckless as to whether the information is false or misleading in a material particular; and
(b)knowing that the information is to be provided to, or to be used for the purposes of providing information to, the FCA in connection with the discharge of its functions under these Regulations.
(3) A person who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) is guilty of an offence.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.