Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14)

Part 2 Name, rules, powers etc

Rules: supplementary provisions

19 Provision of rules with intent to mislead or defraud

(1) A person commits an offence if, with intent to mislead or defraud, the person gives to any other person—

(a) a copy of any rules other than the registered rules of a registered society on the pretence that they are the society’s existing rules or that there are no other rules of the society, or

(b) a copy of the rules of a society which is not a registered society on the pretence that they are the rules of a registered society.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.