Part 1Registration of consultant lobbyists
Compliance
I110Limitations on duty to supply information and use of information supplied
1
An information notice does not require a person to supply information if—
a
doing so would disclose evidence of the commission of an offence, other than an offence excluded by subsection (2), and
b
the disclosure would expose the person to proceedings for that offence.
2
The following offences are excluded from subsection (1)—
a
an offence under this Part;
b
an offence under section 5 of the Perjury Act 1911 (false statements made otherwise than on oath);
c
an offence under section 44 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (false statements made otherwise than on oath);
d
an offence under Article 10 of the Perjury (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1714 (N.I. 19)) (false statutory declarations etc).
3
Any relevant statement made by a person (“P”) in response to a requirement in an information notice may not be used in evidence against P on a prosecution for an offence under this Part (except section 12(4)) unless the conditions in subsection (4) are met.
4
The conditions are that in the proceedings—
a
in giving evidence P provides information inconsistent with the relevant statement, and
b
evidence relating to the statement is adduced, or a question relating to it is asked, by P or on P's behalf.
5
In subsection (3) “relevant statement”, in relation to a requirement in an information notice, means—
a
an oral statement, or
b
a written statement made for the purposes of the requirement.