Part 2Investigations, prosecutions, proceedings and proceeds of crime
Chapter 1Investigatory powers of DPP, etc.
Enforcement
I1I2C167Offences in connection with disclosure notices or search warrants
1
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, he fails to comply with any requirement imposed on him under section 62 or 63.
2
A person commits an offence if, in purported compliance with any requirement imposed on him under section 62 or 63—
a
he makes a statement which is false or misleading, and
b
he either knows that it is false or misleading or is reckless as to whether it is false or misleading.
“False or misleading” means false or misleading in a material particular.
3
A person commits an offence if he wilfully obstructs any person in the exercise of any rights conferred by a warrant under section 66.
4
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (3) is liable on summary conviction—
a
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, or
b
to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,
or to both.
5
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable—
a
on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both;
b
on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.
6
In the application of this section to Scotland, the reference to 51 weeks in subsection (4)(a) is to be read as a reference to 12 months.
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In the application of this section to Northern Ireland—
a
the reference to 51 weeks in subsection (4)(a) is to be read as a reference to 6 months; and
b
the reference to 12 months in subsection (5)(b) is to be read as a reference to 6 months.