1112[General false statement offence] [False statements: basic offence]U.K.
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[(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).]
[(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.]
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