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(1)For the purpose of transmitting to the Fund the names and addresses of the persons who under the last preceding section are liable to make contributions to the Fund for any year, and the quantity of oil in respect of which they are so liable, the Secretary of State may by notice require any person engaged in producing, treating, distributing or transporting oil to furnish such information as may be specified in the notice.
(2)A notice under this section may require a company to give such information as may be required to ascertain whether its liability is affected by subsection (6) of the last preceding section.
(3)A notice under this section may specify the way in which, and the time within which, it is to be complied with.
(4)In proceedings by the Fund against any person to recover any amount due under the last preceding section, particulars contained in any list transmitted by the Secretary of State to the Fund shall, so far as those particulars are based on information obtained under this section, be admissible as evidence of the facts stated in the list; and so far as particulars which are so admissible are based on information given by the person against whom the proceedings are brought, those particulars shall be presumed to be accurate until the contrary is proved.
(5)If a person discloses any information which has been furnished to or obtained by him under this section, or in connection with the execution of this section, he shall, unless the disclosure is made—
(a)with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained, or
(b)in connection with the execution of this section, or
(c)for the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of this section or of any report of such proceedings,
be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F1level 5 on the standard scale].
(6)A person who—
(a)refuses or wilfully neglects to comply with a notice under this section, or
(b)in furnishing any information in compliance with a notice under this section makes any statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular,
shall be liable—
(i)[F2on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500 in the case of an offence under paragraph (a) of this subsection and not exceeding £1,000 in the case of an offence under paragraph (b) of this subsection, and]
(ii)on conviction on indictment to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46; (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), art. 5
F2Words substituted for s. 3(6)(i) by Merchant Shipping Act 1979 (c. 39), Sch. 6 Pt. VI para. 18
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 3(6)(i) amended by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 49(1)
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