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Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022

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[F132False statements: basic offenceU.K.

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(1)It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to—

(a)deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar, for the purposes of this Part, a document that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, or

(b)make to the registrar, for the purposes of this Part, a statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

(2)Where the offence is committed by a legal entity, every officer of the entity who is in default also commits the offence.

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

(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;

(b)on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;

(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 32, 32A substituted for s. 32 (26.10.2023 for specified purposes, 4.3.2024 in so far as not already in force) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 172, 219(1)(2)(b); S.I. 2024/269, reg. 2(z56)

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