Part 3Decommissioning of energy installations

Chapter 1Nuclear sites: decommissioning and clean-up

Enforcement

60Offence of supplying false information

(1)

It is an offence for a person, knowingly or recklessly, to supply information which is false or misleading in a material respect to the Secretary of State in response to a requirement under this Chapter.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine, or both.