39OffencesS
(1)A financial institution is guilty of an offence if without reasonable excuse it fails to comply with a requirement imposed on it under a customer information order.
(2)A financial institution guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3)A financial institution is guilty of an offence if, in purported compliance with a customer information order, it—
(a)makes a statement which it 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 financial institution guilty of an offence under subsection (3) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
Commencement Information
I1S. 39 in force at 11.6.2006 by S.S.I. 2006/281, art. 2