142.—(1) A person may not, in purported compliance with any requirement imposed by or under these Regulations, knowingly or recklessly give information which is false or misleading in a material particular to—
(a)the FCA; or
(b)the Payment Systems Regulator.
(2) A person may not—
(a)provide any information to another person, knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
(b)recklessly provide to another person any information which is false or misleading in a material particular,
knowing that the information is to be used for the purpose of providing information to the FCA in connection with its functions under these Regulations.
(3) A person may not—
(a)provide any information to another person, knowing the information to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
(b)recklessly provide to another person any information which is false or misleading in a material particular,
knowing that the information is to be used for the purpose of providing information to the Payment Systems Regulator in connection with its functions under these Regulations.
(4) A person who contravenes paragraph (1), (2) or (3) is guilty of an offence and is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine, which in Scotland or Northern Ireland may not exceed the statutory maximum;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.