PART 4Miscellaneous
Offences
Offence of giving false or misleading information20.
(1)
A person commits an offence if the person—
(a)
makes a materially false or misleading statement—
(i)
in any of the documents listed in paragraph (4),
(ii)
in a response to a request to verify the accuracy of any information in such a document, or
(iii)
in a response to a request made by the Keeper under regulation 23(2) or (5), and
(b)
knows, or is reckless as to whether, the statement is false or misleading.
(2)
A person commits an offence if the person—
(a)
intentionally fails to disclose material information—
(i)
required in any of the documents listed in paragraph (4), or
(ii)
in a response to a request made by the Keeper under regulation 23(2) or (5), or
(b)
is reckless as to whether all material information is so disclosed.
(3)
A person who commits an offence under paragraph (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(4)
The documents are—
(a)
a notice to the Keeper under regulation 10 or 12,
(b)
a notice to an associate under regulation 13,
(c)
a notice to a recorded person under regulation 14,
(d)
a security declaration,
(e)
a notice revoking a security declaration,
(f)
a response to a request of the Keeper under regulation 16(8),
(g)
a notice to the Keeper under regulation 23(1) or (4).