CHAPTER II REGISTRATION OF HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS
F1Enforcement of notice to provide information, &c.21A
1
A person who without reasonable excuse fails to do anything required of him by a notice under Article 21 commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
2
A person who intentionally alters, suppresses or destroys a document which he has been required by a notice under Article 21 to produce commits an offence and is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum,
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine, or both.
3
Proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) may be brought only by, or with the consent of, the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland or the Department.
4
If a person makes default in complying with a notice under Article 21, the High Court may, on the application of the Department, make such order as the court thinks fit for requiring the default to be made good.
5
Any such order may provide that all the costs or expenses of, and incidental to, the application shall be borne by the person in default or by any officers of a body who are responsible for its default.