SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Amendments of remaining provisions of the Companies Act 1985 relating to offences
Obstruction of rights conferred by a warrant or failure to comply with requirement under section 448
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(1)
In section 448(7) of the Companies Act 1985 (obstruction of rights conferred by or by virtue of warrant for entry and search of premises) omit the words “and liable to a fine.” to the end.
(2)
After that provision insert—
“(7A)
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)
on conviction on indictment, to a fine;
(b)
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.”.