Offences of providing false information, failing to disclose information etc.E+W
48(1)P commits an offence if, in providing a statement of [F1financial circumstances (whether a statement of assets, of other financial circumstances or of both)] to a fines officer in response to a relevant request, he—E+W
(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 [F2fines officer with a statement of financial circumstances (whether a statement of assets, of other financial circumstances or of both) requested by] 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 [F3(whether about P's assets, P's other financial circumstances or both)] 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.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 5 para. 48(1) substituted (11.12.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 16 para. 28(2)(a); S.I. 2013/2981, art. 2(d)
F2Words in Sch. 5 para. 48(3) substituted (11.12.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 16 para. 28(2)(b); S.I. 2013/2981, art. 2(d)
F3Words in Sch. 5 para. 48(5) inserted (11.12.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 16 para. 28(2)(c); S.I. 2013/2981, art. 2(d)
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 48 wholly in force at 5.4.2004; Sch. 5 para. 48 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 110(1)(2); Sch. 5 para. 48 in force for certain purposes at 23.2.2004 by S.I. 2004/174, art. 4(a); Sch. 5 para. 48 in force for certain further purposes at 29.3.2004 by S.I. 2004/174, art. 4(b); Sch. 5 para. 48 in force for all purposes at 5.4.2004 by S.I. 2004/174, art. 4(c)