2Offence of providing false or misleading information for the registerS
(1)A person commits an offence if—
(a)the person gives information that the person knows, or ought to know, is false or misleading to—
(i)the Scottish Ministers, or
(ii)a person carrying out a single-building assessment or an additional work assessment, and
(b)the person knows, or is reckless as to whether, giving the information is likely to result in—
(i)a material inaccuracy in an entry in the cladding assurance register, or
(ii)an entry for a building not being created in the register when it otherwise would.
(2)A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(3)For the avoidance of doubt, the reference in subsection (1) to giving the Scottish Ministers information is not limited to doing so in response to a requirement imposed under section 5.
Commencement Information
I1S. 2 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 39(2)
I2S. 2 in force at 6.1.2025 by S.S.I. 2024/370, reg. 2