SCHEDULES

F1 SCHEDULE 1B Enforcement of disclosure requirements

Offences for failing to provide information

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(1)

A person commits an offence if the person—

(a)

fails to comply with a duty under section 790G or 790H, or

(b)

in purported compliance with such a duty—

(i)

makes a statement that the person knows to be false in a material particular, or

(ii)

recklessly makes a statement that is false in a material particular.

(2)

Where the person is a legal entity, an offence is also committed by every officer of the entity who is in default.

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);

(b)

on summary conviction—

(i)

in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine (or both);

(ii)

in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);

(iii)

in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).