Part XIVInvestigation of Companies and Their Affairs; Requisition of Documents
Requisition and seizure of books and papers
F1451 Punishment for furnishing false information.
(1)
A person commits an offence if in purported compliance with a requirement under section 447 to provide information—
(a)
he provides information which he knows to be false in a material particular;
(b)
he recklessly provides information which is false in a material particular.
F2(2)
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);
(b)
on summary conviction—
(i)
in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(ii)
in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).
(3)
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