[451 Punishment for furnishing false information.U.K.
(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.
[(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).]
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