SCHEDULES

C1C2SCHEDULE 5Collection of fines

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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Sch. 5 applied (with modifications) (temp. from 23.3.2004 for certain purposes, 29.3.2004 for certain further purposes, 5.4.2004 for all purposes to 31.3.2006) by S.I. 2004/175, arts. 1-3, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 2004/1406, arts. 3, 4; S.I. 2005/487, arts. 4-6; S.I. 2005/642, art. 2; S.I. 2005/2410, art. 2; S.I. 2005/3166, art. 2)

Part 10Supplementary provisions

Offences of providing false information, failing to disclose information etc.

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1

P commits an offence if, in providing a statement of his financial circumstances to a fines officer in response to a relevant request, he—

a

makes a statement which he knows to be false in a material particular,

b

recklessly provides a statement which is false in a material particular, or

c

knowingly fails to disclose any material fact.

2

A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

3

P commits an offence if he fails to provide a statement of his financial circumstances to a fines officer in response to a relevant request.

4

A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

5

A relevant request is a request for information about P’s financial circumstances which—

a

is made by a fines officer, and

b

is expressed to be made for the purpose of determining whether or how the fines officer should vary the payment terms (or the reserve terms) of a collection order in P’s favour.

6

Proceedings in respect of an offence under this paragraph may be commenced at any time within—

a

2 years from the date of the commission of the offence, or

b

6 months from its first discovery by the prosecutor,

whichever ends first.