Part 4Foreign activities and foreign influence registration scheme
Information
77Offence of providing false information
(1)
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a foreign activity arrangement, and
(b)
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
(2)
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a relevant activity which is required to be registered under section 68, and
(b)
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
(3)
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a foreign influence arrangement,
(b)
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and
(c)
the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.
(4)
A person commits an offence if—
(a)
the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section 74 or 75 in connection with a political influence activity which is required to be registered under section 72,
(b)
the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way, and
(c)
the person knows, or having regard to other matters known to them ought reasonably to know, that the information is false, inaccurate or misleading in a material way.