Part 8Investigations

Chapter 3Scotland

F1Unexplained wealth orders

396EOffence

(1)

A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with a requirement imposed by an unexplained wealth order, the person—

(a)

makes a statement that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular, or

(b)

recklessly makes a statement that is false or misleading in a material particular.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 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 2 years, or to a fine, or to both.