C1C3C2 PART IIITHE BOARD OF THE PENSION PROTECTION FUND
Pt. III amendment to earlier affecting provision S.R. 2005/91 (23.7.2012) by The Pension Protection Fund (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/270), regs. 1, 2
Pt. III modified by S.R. 2005/55 (as amended) (30.4.2013) by The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/95), regs. 1(2), 3
CHAPTER 5GATHERING INFORMATION
Provision of false or misleading information
Offence of providing false or misleading information to the Board177
1
Any person who knowingly or recklessly provides information which is false or misleading in a material particular is guilty of an offence if the information—
a
is provided in purported compliance with a requirement under—
i
Article 172 (information to be provided to the Board etc.),
ii
Article 173 (notices requiring provision of information), or
iii
Article 174 (entry of premises), or
b
is provided otherwise than as mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) but in circumstances in which the person providing the information intends, or could reasonably be expected to know, that it would be used by the Board for the purposes of exercising its functions under this Order.
2
Any person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.
Pt. III (arts. 101-199) applied by S.R. 2005/55, reg. 2A (as inserted (8.3.2010) by Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/32), reg. 2(4))