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Version Superseded: 04/03/2024

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Companies Act 2006, Section 1112 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

1112[F1General false statement offence] [F1False statements: basic offence]U.K.

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[F1(1)It is an offence for a person knowingly or recklessly—

(a)to deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar, for any purpose of the Companies Acts, a document, or

(b)to make to the registrar, for any such purpose, a statement,

that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

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

(a)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both);

(b)on summary conviction—

(i)in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);

(ii)in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both).]

[F1(1)It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to—

(a)deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar, for any purpose of the Companies Acts, a document that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, or

(b)make to the registrar, for any purpose of the Companies Acts, a statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.

(2)Where the offence is committed by a firm, every officer of the firm who is in default also commits the offence.

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

(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;

(b)on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale;

(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 1112, 1112A substituted for s. 1112 (26.10.2023 but only so far as it confers a power to make regulations or relates to the exercise of the power, otherwise prosp.) by Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (c. 56), ss. 102(3), 219(1)(2)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1S. 1112 applied (15.12.2007) by The Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations (S.I. 2007/2974), {reg. 4(1)(c)} (with transitional provisions in Sch. 1 para. 2)

C5Ss. 1112-1113 power to apply (with or without modifications) conferred (31.1.2019) by Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19), ss. 8, 47(2); S.I. 2018/1161, reg. 3(a)

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