SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 7Community interest companies: investigations
False information
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A person commits an offence if in purported compliance with a requirement under paragraph 1 to provide information, the person—
a
provides information which the person knows to be false in a material particular, or
b
recklessly provides information which is false in a material particular,
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A prosecution for an offence under sub-paragraph (1) may be instituted—
a
in England and Wales, only with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions;
b
in Northern Ireland, only with the consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
2
A person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) is liable—
a
on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or to both,
b
on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F6the general limit in a magistrates’ court or a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both, and
c
on summary conviction in Scotland F3or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine of an amount not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.