Part 1

The Statistics Board

Information sharing

Offences relating to notices under section 45C or 45D
45F
1
A person is guilty of an offence if—
a
the person is given a notice under section 45C or 45D,
b
the person is required to comply with the notice,
c
the person fails to do so, and
d
the person does not have a reasonable excuse for that failure.
2
A person is guilty of an offence if, in purporting to comply with a notice under section 45C or 45D, the person—
a
provides information which is false in a material respect, and
b
knows that the information is false in that respect or is reckless as to whether it is false in that respect.
3
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction—
a
in England and Wales, to a fine, and
b
in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
4
If an offence under this section is committed by a body corporate with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body, the officer, as well as the body, is to be treated as having committed the offence.
5
In subsection (4) a reference to an officer of a body includes a reference to—
a
a director, manager or secretary,
b
a person purporting to act as a director, manager or secretary, and
c
if the affairs of the body are managed by its members, a member.
6
Where an offence under this section is committed by a partnership (whether or not a limited partnership) subsection (4) has effect, but as if a reference to an officer of the body were a reference to—
a
a partner, and
b
a person purporting to act as a partner.
Ss. 45B-45G inserted (1.10.2017 for E.W.S. for specified purposes, 1.5.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), ss. 80, 118(4); S.I. 2017/765, reg. 3(n); S.I. 2018/382, reg. 3(ll)