Information

Offence of not giving nationality
43B
1
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with a requirement imposed in accordance with section
43A
, whether by providing false or incomplete information or by providing no information.
2
Information provided by a person in response to a requirement imposed in accordance with section
43A
is not admissible in evidence in criminal proceedings against that person other than proceedings for an offence under this section.
3
A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection
(1)
is liable—
a
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to either or both of the following—
i
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks (or 6 months if the offence was committed before the commencement of section 281(5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003);
ii
a fine;
b
on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to either or both of the following—
i
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months;
ii
a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Ss. 43A, 43B inserted (E.W.N.I.) (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), ss. 159, 183(1)(5)(e)