PART III OTHER RETURNS AND INFORMATION

Production of accounts, books and other information

F120BB Falsification etc. of documents.

(1)

Subject to F2subsections (2) and (3) below, a person shall be guilty of an offence if he intentionally falsifies, conceals, destroys or otherwise disposes of, or causes or permits the falsification, concealment, destruction or disposal of, a document which—

(a)

he has been required by F3... F4an order under section 20BA above, F5...

F6(b)

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to deliver, or to deliver or make available for inspection.

(2)

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) above if he acts—

(a)

with the written permission of F7the tribunal F8... or an officer of the Board, F9or

(b)

after the document has been delivered F10... , F11...

F12(c)

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(3)

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1)(a) above if he acts after the end of the period of two years beginning with the date on which F13the order is made, unless before the end of that period an officer of Revenue and Customs has notified the person in writing that the order has not been complied with to the officer's satisfaction.

F14(4)

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(5)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(b)

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