Part I

Child Support

Information

Information— offences
13
After section 14 of the 1991 Act there shall be inserted—

Information —offences
14A
1
This section applies to—
a
persons who are required to comply with regulations under section 4(4) or 7(5); and
b
persons specified in regulations under section 14(1)(a).
2
Such a person is guilty of an offence if, pursuant to a request for information under or by virtue of those regulations—
a
he makes a statement or representation which he knows to be false; or
b
he provides, or knowingly causes or knowingly allows to be provided, a document or other information which he knows to be false in a material particular.
3
Such a person is guilty of an offence if, following such a request, he fails to comply with it.
4
It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (3) to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply.
5
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.