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Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act (Northern Ireland) 2000, Section 13 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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Information - offencesN.I.
13. After Article 16 of the Child Support Order there shall be inserted—
“Information - offences
16A.—(1) This Article applies to—
(a)persons who are required to comply with regulations under Article 7(4); and
(b)persons specified in regulations under Article 16(1)(a).
(2) Such a person is guilty of an offence if, pursuant to a request for information under or by virtue of those regulations—
(a)he makes a statement or representation which he knows to be false; or
(b)he provides, or knowingly causes or knowingly allows to be provided, a document or other information which he knows to be false in a material particular.
(3) Such a person is guilty of an offence if, following such a request, he fails to comply with it.
(4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under paragraph (3) to prove that he had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under this Article is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.”.
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