Part 40Company directors: foreign disqualification etc

Power to require statements to be sent to the registrar of companies

1191Offences

(1)

Regulations under section 1188 or 1189 may provide that it is an offence for a person—

(a)

to fail to comply with a requirement under the regulations to send a statement to the registrar;

(b)

knowingly or recklessly to send a statement under the regulations to the registrar that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

(2)

The regulations may provide that a person guilty of such an offence 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).

(3)

In relation to an offence committed before the commencement of F1paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020, for “twelve months” in subsection (2)(b)(i) substitute “ six months ”.