Part 8Investigations
Chapter 3Scotland
Disclosure orders
I1C2C1393 Offences
1
A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse he fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under a disclosure order.
2
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to—
a
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months,
b
a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or
c
both.
3
A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a requirement imposed on him under a disclosure order, he—
a
makes a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or
b
recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular.
4
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable—
a
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, or
b
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine or to both.