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(1)It is an offence for a person, without reasonable excuse, to—
(a)deliver or cause to be delivered to the registrar for the purposes of this Part any document that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular, or
(b)make to the registrar, for the purposes of this Part, any statement that is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.
(2)An offence under this section is aggravated if, when the document or statement is delivered, the person knows that it is misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section, other than an aggravated offence, 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.
(4)A person guilty of an aggravated offence under this section is liable—
(a)on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for the maximum summary term for either-way offences or a fine (or both);
(b)on summary conviction in Scotland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(c)on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both);
(d)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine (or both).
(5)In subsection (4)(a) “the maximum summary term for either-way offences” means—
(a)in relation to an offence committed before the time when paragraph 24(2) of Schedule 22 to the Sentencing Act 2020 comes into force, 6 months;
(b)in relation to an offence committed after that time, 12 months.
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