C2C5C4Part 35The registrar of companies

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C1C3C6C71112General false statement offence

1

It is an offence for a person knowingly or recklessly—

a

to deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar, for any purpose of the Companies Acts, a document, or

b

to make to the registrar, for any such purpose, a statement,

that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

2

A person guilty of an offence under this section 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 not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);

ii

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