Miscellaneous and General

45 Penalisation of furnishing false information.

A person who—

a

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1in purported compliance with a requirement imposed under section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F241 of this Act, gives any information which he knows to be false in a material particular or makes a statement which he knows to be so false or recklessly gives any information which is so false or recklessly makes any statement which is so false;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3

b

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shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

i

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F5six months or to a fine not exceeding £100, or to both;

ii

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both.