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.