Part 2Investigations, prosecutions, proceedings and proceeds of crime

Chapter 3Financial reporting orders

I1I2C179Financial reporting orders: effect

1

A person in relation to whom a financial reporting order has effect must do the following.

2

He must make a report, in respect of—

a

the period of a specified length beginning with the date on which the order comes into force, and

b

subsequent periods of specified lengths, each period beginning immediately after the end of the previous one.

3

He must set out in each report, in the specified manner, such particulars of his financial affairs relating to the period in question as may be specified.

4

He must include any specified documents with each report.

5

He must make each report within the specified number of days after the end of the period in question.

6

He must make each report to the specified person.

7

Rules of court may provide for the maximum length of the periods which may be specified under subsection (2).

8

In this section, “specified” means specified by the court in the order.

9

In Scotland the specified person must be selected by the court from a list set out in an order made for the purposes of this section by the Scottish Ministers.

10

A person who without reasonable excuse includes false or misleading information in a report, or otherwise fails to comply with any requirement of this section, is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to—

a

imprisonment for a term not exceeding—

i

in England and Wales, 51 weeks,

ii

in Scotland, 12 months,

iii

in Northern Ireland, 6 months, or

b

a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale,

or to both.