http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/119Companies Act 2006 An Act to reform company law and restate the greater part of the enactments relating to companies; to make other provision relating to companies and other forms of business organisation; to make provision about directors' disqualification, business names, auditors and actuaries; to amend Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-24Expert Participation2026-07-16 Companies Act 2006s. 479A(2)(c)(zi)The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 4(b)(i)reg. 2Companies Act 2006Sch. 10 para. 6(2D)The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 28(e)reg. 2Companies Act 2006Sch. 10 para. 7(2A)The Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 29(b)reg. 2Companies Act 2006ActThe Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013reg. 4reg. 1(1)Companies Act 2006ActThe Companies (Revision of Defective Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013reg. 9(a)reg. 1(1)Companies Act 2006Sch. 11A para. 17E-17GEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 36 para. 35s. 108(6) Part 8Chapter 21191It is an offence for a person knowingly or recklessly to make in a request under section 116 (register of members: right to inspect or require copy) a statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.2It is an offence for a person in possession of information obtained by exercise of either of the rights conferred by that section—ato do anything that results in the information being disclosed to another person, orbto fail to do anything with the result that the information is disclosed to another person,knowing, or having reason to suspect, that person may use the information for a purpose that is not a proper purpose.3A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—aon conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);bon summary conviction—iin England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);iiin Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).Pts. 1-39 (except for Pt. 7 and ss. 662-669), 45-47 extended (12.5.2011) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1265), art. 5(1), Sch. 1 para. 2Pts. 1-39 modified (31.12.2020) by Regulation (EC) No. 2157/2001, Art. AAA1(3) (as inserted by The European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1298), regs. 1, 97 (with regs. 140-145) (as amended by S.I. 2020/523, regs. 1(2), 5(a)-(f)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1))S. 114 cross-heading inserted (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, otherwise prosp.) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 46(8), 219(1)(2)(b)